Sidney William Yeo was born at Mortehoe in 1877, the fifth son of John Yeo and Eliza Ashford.
He joined the Devonshire Regiment in 1895 but was discharged two months later. His service record gives no clue as to why his service was so short, and there are no references to his being posted overseas. The 1911 service records him back with his parents at Mortehoe.
Sidney went on to marry Caroline Ash in Warwickshire in 1918. They had at least two daughters:
– Ada Eleanor Yeo (born 1919)
– Kathleen Yeo (born 1920).
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