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He was aged 13 and a Presser for Ready Made Clothing. He later became a Railway Clerk at Eastwood station. <br> | He was aged 13 and a Presser for Ready Made Clothing. He later became a Railway Clerk at Eastwood station. <br> | ||
He was shot in the head by a sniper and is buried in the Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France, where his headstone bears the inscription | He was shot in the head by a sniper and is buried in the Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France, where his headstone bears the inscription: | ||
<center>“In God’s Keeping | <center>'''“In God’s Keeping he is safe”'''</center><br> | ||
He’s also commemorated on the St James Roll of Honour. His story is best told from the Hebden Bridge Times: | He’s also commemorated on the St James Roll of Honour. His story is best told from the Hebden Bridge Times: | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 8 October 2026
Private Rufus Yates aged 20
Rufus Yates lived at Paradise, Midgley in both the 1901 and 1911 census, with his parents Harry, a Woollen Weftman and Grace and older brother Fred, a Woollen Spinner.
He was aged 13 and a Presser for Ready Made Clothing. He later became a Railway Clerk at Eastwood station.
He was shot in the head by a sniper and is buried in the Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France, where his headstone bears the inscription:
He’s also commemorated on the St James Roll of Honour. His story is best told from the Hebden Bridge Times: