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Charles Henry Yaldren
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Born | (1891-12-08)8 December 1891 Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 October 1916(1916-10-23) (aged 24) Thiepval, Picardy, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1912 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2009 |
Charles Henry Yaldren (8 December 1891 — 23 October 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.
The son of Charles Henry Yaldren senior, he was born at Southampton in December 1891.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge UniversityatSouthampton in 1912.[2] Described as a "useful bowler and tail-end bat", he was run out for 8 runs in his only first-class innings, while with his bowling he took one wicket in the match, that of Geoffrey Hopley.[3] Yaldren served in the First World War as a private in the 1st Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment. He was killed in action at Thiepval on 23 October 1916, during the First Battle of the Somme.[1] His body was never recovered, but he is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial.[4]
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