This question is quite difficult to answer, I can only assume that Yeoman Warders were paid some form of retainer for the time worked, the remainder being made up of perquisites or as we know it today by the modern term ‘tips’. All perquisites were accounted for by two Yeoman Warders acting as accountants. They paid out for candles, […]
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Yeoman Warder, Edmond Halley, (Although the Yeoman Warder records show his name as Edmond Hawley, might be spelling) the father of the astronomer Halley. The warder was murdered in 1684. In a statement in 1689 it implies that some people thought that his death was in some way related to the death of the Earl of Essex in […]
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Robert Hall was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower of London from 1st October 1917(aged 44) to 1st June 1939 Robert was born, 16 February 1874 in Yarmouth Hampshire. He enlisted into the Coldstream Guards on the 10 June 1893 (aged 19) and was discharged 9 October 1917 (age 43), his army number was […]
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A Yeoman Warder from 1st April 1922 to 28th February 1935 He was born in 1874 in Inverness, Scotland, and enlisted in to the 2nd Battalion, Queens Own, Cameron Highlanders on the 26th March 1889, at the age of 15 years 11 months, in Inverness, Scotland, at 5ft 3in in height he was also very short, he […]
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John Edward Powley 90 Yeoman Warder in 11th November 1868 to 9th December 1899 He replaced Yeoman Warder Michael Taylor, and on his death he was replaced by William Archer. Army Life . Serjeant- Major John Edward Powley 1st Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot During the Cadwell Reforms 1881 – 1882 it […]
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William Appleton 150, was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower from 20 April 1902 replacing Yeoman Warder John Leblique, until his death 9th October 1908. He was born in 1855 in Sonning, Berkshire, he was already a member of the Royal Berkshire Militaria when he enlisted into the Army on the 7 June 1875, […]
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John Fallis was a Yeoman Warder from: 10 October 1860 to his death on the 4 July 1902 replacing a John Stuart. He was born in 1827 in Corfu, Greece, and enlisted into the 32nd (The Cornwall) Regiment of Foot – Which in 1881 became the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry DCLI Served with the Regiment in […]
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In around 1853 54 it was decided to put a clock on to the Flamsteed Tower/Turret of the White tower, this seemed upset the public A Letter to the Editor of the Times news paper, complaining about 4 holes being cut into one of the turrets “The White tower has so bravely stood the storms and tempests […]
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Charles Harper was a Yeoman Warder from 1stJuly 1896, to his death 2ndJanuary 1912 replacing Robert Stirling 126. Charles was born 17th October 1845, Costessey Norfolk and died: 2nd January 1912 at 6 Ellison Road, Streatham Lambeth, LONDON Medals: 1. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal issued 1885 2. 1897 Royal Commemorative Medals 3. 1902 Royal […]
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William Augustas Robinson (152), who was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower from 5thJuly 1902 to 21stApril 1926. William was born on 21 April 1860 in Shankill, Antrim, to Ellen Reid and William Augustus Robinson, he joined the Cameron’s (Queens Own) Cameron Highlanders on the 8thNovember 1876, Army Number 1053. Discharged as a […]
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