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Arthur K. (Arthur Keysall) Yapp

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Arthur K. (Arthur Keysall) Yapp

1869–1936

A lifelong YMCA leader and wartime organizer, Arthur Keysall Yapp helped bring the movement’s famous red triangle to soldiers and sailors during the First World War. His books offer a firsthand look at the YMCA’s work, ideals, and service on the home front and overseas.

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The romance of the red triangle : the story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire

The romance of the red triangle : the story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire

by Arthur K. (Arthur Keysall) Yapp

About the author

Arthur Keysall Yapp (1869–1936) was born in Orleton, Herefordshire, and grew up in nearby Leominster. He began working with the local YMCA as a young man, quickly building its membership and reputation before becoming General Secretary of the Derby YMCA in 1892 and later an organizing secretary in Lancashire.

Yapp became National Secretary of the YMCA in 1912, a position he held until 1929. During the First World War, he championed services for troops, including fundraising campaigns and the expansion of YMCA facilities in Britain and overseas. He also served briefly as Director of Food Economy in 1917 and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire that year.

His published works include In the Service of Youth, The Adventure of Youth, and The Romance of the Red Triangle, his account of the YMCA’s service to British sailors and soldiers. He was married to Alice Maude Higson, and they had two children.