Photo : © Jean Atkinson
Medal Index Card
Newcastle Journal Thursday 3rd February 1916
Joseph Yeomans was born in Caldbeck, Cumberland in 1885. He married Ada Smith in 1905 at Haltwhistle, Northumberland. He was employed as a hewer.
He was well known in the West Tyne football district, as he was for some years the secretary of Haltwhistle United A.F.C. and was also a member of the Haltwhistle Silver Prize Band.
He was killed 26th January 1916, aged 30, by a sniper, and left his widow with five young boys at West Crossfield Terrace, Haltwhistle, Northumberland.
Research: Jean Atkinson
Further research: James Pasby
Joseph Yeomans is remembered in Haltwhistle on H5.06, where his name is incorrectly spelt, and H51.30
