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Military service
Service number:
192635
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
June 1, 1893
Death:
September 26, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Frederick Stephen and Ada Young, of Lansdown Farm, Dilton Westbury, Wilts, England.
Digital gallery of Private Percival Howard Young
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Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman on behalf 15th Bn Memorial Project. Private Young originally enlisted with the 92nd bn (48th Highlanders) but was posted to the parent unit's field service Bn when the 92nd was broken up for replacements. Pte Young was subsequently killed during the 26 Sept 1916 assault during the Battle of the Somme. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman on behalf 15th Bn Memorial Project. Private Young originally enlisted with the 92nd bn (48th Highlanders) but was posted to the parent unit's field service Bn when the 92nd was broken up for replacements. Pte Young was subsequently killed during the 26 Sept 1916 assault during the Battle of the Somme. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders). Private Young was a member of the 92nd Bn before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Service Record
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Service Record
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Other
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Percival Howard Young
Digital gallery of
Private Percival Howard Young
Digital gallery of
Private Percival Howard Young
Digital gallery of
Private Percival Howard Young
Digital gallery of
Private Percival Howard Young
Digital gallery of
Private Percival Howard Young
Digital gallery of
Private Percival Howard Young
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 186 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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