We remember Colin Campbell Young

We remember Colin Campbell Young

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Dennistoun, Lanarkshire United Kingdom Source:6154716 10th March 1893
1914
appointments Rifleman Source:6641009 5th November 1914
1914
service British Army Private 6504 Scottish Rifles 5th Cameronians Source:6641009 5th November 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6641009 5th November 1914
1914
service British Army No. 8 Company 5th Scottish Rifles Source:6155187 18th December 1914
1914
location 20 Minerva Street, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address Source:6155187 18th December 1914
1916
internment pow Westphalia Germany Source:8703716 20th July 1916
1916
missing Medal roll for 1914 Star records "Missing (P of W)". The battalion suffered heavy casualties in the attack on High Wood on this date. Source:8703716 20th July 1916
service British Army Private 200157 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Source:8703707
1952
death Not War Related Stirling, Stirlingshire United Kingdom Source:6154597 15th May 1952

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Colin Campbell
Initials CC
Last Name Young
Source 6154597
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
20 Minerva Street, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address known 18th December 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army No. 8 Company 5th Scottish Rifles
British Army 6504 Scottish Rifles 5th Cameronians Private
British Army 200157 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabella Campbell mother
James Young father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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External Evidence

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Glasgow Herald 26 Aug 1916 p3 Martha24344
Digital Collections of the National Library of Australia Edwin2371
Ancestry Website Edwin2371
Ancestry Website Edwin2371
Historical Archives of the International Red Cross Edwin2371

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