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Authorised form of nameYolland; William (1810 - 1885)
Dates1810 - 1885
NationalityBritish
Place of birthMerryfield, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
Date of birth17 March 1810
Place of deathBaddesley Vicarage, Atherstone, Warwickshire
Date of death05 September 1885
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Kensal Green Cemetery
ActivityCareer:
Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Engineers; Inspector of Railways, Board of Trade
Honours:
CB 1881
Memberships:
FRAS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/06/1859
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/66152636048520050375
CodeNA3648
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