Yeoman Warder

Yeoman Warders

Yeoman Warder Charles Milton Parker (No.109) was a Yeoman Warder from 12th October 1880 to his death 12th March 1887. When Charles was born in, 1831 at Aldborough, York, his father father, Charles, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 28.  He enlisted and enlisted Yeoman Warder from 12th Oct 1880 to 12th Mar 1887 Troop […]

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Again we have very little here about Albert, he was born on the 21 April 1889, and enlisted into the Military Mounted Police, and was discharged as a Staff Sergeant.  His date of Enlistment and discharge is unknown.

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Robert Southgate 63, was a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London from 5 November 1856 replacing Herbert Barrett (59) to his death in the Martin Tower 8th February 1888.  He was then replaced by John West 122 Robert was born 7 March 1815, in Trexton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.  His father Edmund was (Born […]

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William Tubby (229), was a Yeoman Warder from: 3rd October 1945 to 25th October 1954. He was born on the 19th September 1899. I do not have any details on when he joined the Army  However, on his discharged he was the Company Serjeant Major in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He became a Yeoman Warder […]

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Edward Watson (95), became a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower on the 20th April 1873 (aged 58), replacing Peter Ramage (25), until his death on the 30th September 1896, he was replaced by William Henderson (140). Edward was born 1823, in Ashby-dela- Zouch, Leicestershire. He enlisted into the 7th (The Princess Royal’s) Regiment Of Dragoon Guards on the […]

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Bertie Walter Boyce (184) was a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London From: 3 March 1919 replacing Thomas Middleton (127), to 31 July 1937, when he was replaced by Arthur Kenny (216) previously he was a Squadron Sergeant Major with the 7th (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards.

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Andrew Blyth was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower from 6 February 1829 replacing John Powell, to his death 27 November 1844 when he was replaced by James Arrington (37). Andrew was born in Scotland in 1781. He married a Christian (Born 1791 in Perth Scotland), and had two children, Thomas born 1826, who […]

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William O’Donoughue (162) was a Yeoman Warder (YW) here at the Tower of London from 1909 to 1924 William was born 27 June 1869 in Cape Town South Africa (Although he late claims to have been born in Preston, Lancashire), on the 5 July 1884 he enlists into the 1st Bn Border Regiment at Agra (Uttar, India) […]

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James Ling (12) was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower from 11 February 1835, replacing a Weaver, to his death 1 February 1867, when he was replaced by George Pitt (88). James was born 1789 in Dallington, Suffolk, and enlisted into the Grenadier Guards, he had the following medals Medals: (Medals on arrival 1) […]

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Robert Martin Pilgrim (170) and Samuel Washington Tamer McKenzie Pilgrim (192), where brothers who both served as Yeoman Warders at The Tower of London Robert Pilgrim was a Yeoman Warder from 1st July 1912 to 14th January 1948 Samuel Pilgrim was a Yeoman Warder from 1st January 1924 to 8th March 1944 Their father James […]

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