Jack Yuill

Yuill attended Manchester Grammar School.[3] During the early part of his football career, he worked for the printing firm Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd in Manchester.[3] As a footballer, Yuill played for Northern Nomads, Sale Holmfield, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Wrexham, Chester and Port Vale.[1][4] He scored one goal in four Central League appearances for Port Vale during the 1911–12 season.[5][6]

In September 1914, one month into the First World War, Yuill enlisted as a private in the 19th (Service) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment.[3] He was sent overseas with his battalion in November 1915 and went into the trenches near Berles-au-Bois the following month.[3] By June 1916, Yuill had been promoted to corporal and was operating as part of a Lewis gun section.[3] He took part in the successful attacks of the 30th Division on the first day on the Somme and was promoted to lance sergeant after the Capture of Montauban.[3] Yuill was killed during the Capture of Trônes Wood on 9 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2][3]