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British War Medal named to: CH. 12861 Pte. H. R. Yarnold. R.M.L.I; Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Geo V) named to: CH. 12861 H. R. Yarnold. Private.,R.M.L.I
Henry RIchard Yarnold was born in Pimlico, London in 1881. He joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry at London in 1899. Prior to the First World War he served in a number of ships and shore establishments as documented in his service record. During WWI he served in HMS Cornwallis 1914-17 until being transferred to HMS Vanguard in March 1917. He was aboard the Vanguard when the battleship suffered a series of explosions and sunk almost instantly with a loss of 843 of the 845 men aboard - including a contingent of 92 Royal Marines. Yarnold is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
See a separate listing for the Queen's South Africa Medal to his brother, Herbert Yarnold, who served in the Royal Fusiliers.
