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    My great great uncle, Edward yeadon, served in the army for 21 years. He was a staff sergeant mechanic for the regimenment of royal canadian engineers. In 1925, his mother, Freda, received a letter about her son, Edward, being mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services.

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    My great great uncle, Edward yeadon, served in the army for 21 years. He was a staff sergeant mechanic for the regimenment of royal canadian engineers. In 1925, his mother, Freda, received a letter about her son, Edward, being mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services.

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    My great great uncle, Edward yeadon, served in the army for 21 years. He was a staff sergeant mechanic for the regimenment of royal canadian engineers. In 1925, his mother, Freda, received a letter about her son, Edward, being mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services.

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    EDWARD

    YEADON

    EdwardYeadon,mygreatgreatuncle,servedasastaffsergeant
    mechanicfortheRegimentofRoyalCanadianEngineers.

    Heservedatotalof21yearsand94daysinthearmy.Heserved
    inCanada,UnitedKingdomandContinentalEurope.

    EdwardYeadonjoinedthearmyinApril,year1925,andhewas
    dischargedinJuly,year1946.EdwardYeadondiedyear1980and
    wasburiedinthebrooksidecemeterybesidehissecondwife,Olive.

    In1925,EdwardYeadon'smother,FredaYeadon,receiveda
    letterfromtheDepartmentofNationalDefence(ARMY)abouther
    son,Edward,beingmentionedinDespatchesinrecognitionofgallant
    anddistinguishedservices.The
    King's
    Certificateforthisawardwas
    sentbymailtoMrs.FredaYeadonBrookside,ProspectRoad,Halifax,
    NS.

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