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Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Young, of Lichfield, Staffs, England; husband of Mrs. W. Young, of Lake Rd., Victoria, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Private William Young
Digital gallery of
Private William Young
Died of wounds received near Amiens. Photo and additional information provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds
Digital gallery of
Private William Young
This image shows my grandmother's brother, William Young and his daughter Doris in Victoria B C prior to his leaving for the war. William's parents of Lichfield had eight children(four boys & four girls). William was the eldest followed by Richard who remained in the Lichfield area all his life. Ada Porter(nee Young) William's sister and my grandmother emigrated with her sister Sara Carpenter(nee Young) to Victoria, B C in 1912. William's other two sisters Emily Gallimore(nee Young) and Harriet May Cooper(nee Young) remained in the Lichfield area all their lives. William's remaining two brothers, Frank, lived in London for his entire life while his youngest brother, Arthur, came to British Columbia with his two sisters, Ada & Sarah in 1912
Digital gallery of
Private William Young
This postcard was sent to my grandmother, Ada Porter(nee Young) by her brother, Frank Young from London sometime in the 1920's letting her know that their brother, William Young, has his name on the Lichfield WWI war memorial.
Digital gallery of
Private William Young
This is the overleaf side of the postcard written by my grandmother's brother, Frank Young, informing her that her brother's name is on the Lichfield UK Gardens of Remembrance War Memorial.
Digital gallery of
Private William Young
This postcard was sent by William Young from WWI to his sister, Ada Porter(nee Young) living in Victoria
Digital gallery of
Private William Young
The reverse side of this postcard shows a hand written note from William Young to his sister in Victoria, B C before his death during WWI. William and his family were living very close to my grandmother's family in Victoria as one can see from his war record address and comparing it with the one on the postcard addressed to my grandmother, Ada Porter(nee Young).
Digital gallery of
Private William Young
From the Daily Colonist of August 21, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y221uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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Died of wounds received near Amiens. Photo and additional information provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds
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This image shows my grandmother's brother, William Young and his daughter Doris in Victoria B C prior to his leaving for the war. William's parents of Lichfield had eight children(four boys & four girls). William was the eldest followed by Richard who remained in the Lichfield area all his life. Ada Porter(nee Young) William's sister and my grandmother emigrated with her sister Sara Carpenter(nee Young) to Victoria, B C in 1912. William's other two sisters Emily Gallimore(nee Young) and Harriet May Cooper(nee Young) remained in the Lichfield area all their lives. William's remaining two brothers, Frank, lived in London for his entire life while his youngest brother, Arthur, came to British Columbia with his two sisters, Ada & Sarah in 1912
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This postcard was sent to my grandmother, Ada Porter(nee Young) by her brother, Frank Young from London sometime in the 1920's letting her know that their brother, William Young, has his name on the Lichfield WWI war memorial.
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This is the overleaf side of the postcard written by my grandmother's brother, Frank Young, informing her that her brother's name is on the Lichfield UK Gardens of Remembrance War Memorial.
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This postcard was sent by William Young from WWI to his sister, Ada Porter(nee Young) living in Victoria
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The reverse side of this postcard shows a hand written note from William Young to his sister in Victoria, B C before his death during WWI. William and his family were living very close to my grandmother's family in Victoria as one can see from his war record address and comparing it with the one on the postcard addressed to my grandmother, Ada Porter(nee Young).
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From the Daily Colonist of August 21, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y221uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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Page 527 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME Somme, France
Crouy is a village about 16 kilometres north-west of Amiens on the west side of the River Somme, on the Amiens-Abbeville main road. The CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY is a little south of the village on the west side of the road to Cavillon and there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost on the main road.
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