Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4927872

Reference: WO372/22

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6053417
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4932453

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7051193

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

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URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/111842/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/34136

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8786762

Name: 2016 Stamford Boys - supported by Stamford Civic Society - registered charity no. 242571.

Title: Frederick Henry Young

Description: From third paragraph " Frederick attended Stamford School where he played in the cricket team in 1914. In 1915 he joined the Lincolnshire Regiment serving in the 3rd and 1st Battalions. He was awarded the Military Cross & Bar for his actions on 27th May 1918 at Cormicy ." " Only 3 months later Frederick was killed in action on 25th August 1918. He is buried in Mailly Wood Cemetery on the Somme and commemorated on both the Stamford Town and All Saints Memorials." (Some information thanks to Stamford School)

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URL: http://stamfordboys.uk/young-frederick-henry/
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Additional: The information matches and supplements the information in the Life Story of Captain Frederick Henry Young.

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ID: 8918206

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1898/2/AZ/000671/115

Additional: Matches full name Frederick Henry Young and year of birth 1898

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8918208

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/19414/0585/3

Additional: Matches full name Frederick Henry Young, year and place of birth and his parents Henry Forster and Ada are in the household.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8918214

Name: LP34658 Lincs to the Past Last updated: 27-October-2015

Title: YOUNG , Frederick Henry 

Description: A virtual War Memorial "Lincs to the Past is a site that contains hundreds of thousands of records covering items held in Lincolnshire’s Historic Environment Record, Archives, Libraries, Museums and Tennyson Research Centre."

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URL: http://www.lincstothepast.com/YOUNG---Frederick-Henry/1571321.record?pt=S
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Additional: A fairly full record including Last Name:YOUNGFirst Name:Frederick HenryAge At Death:20 Date of death 25/08/1918 :Captain of the Lincolnshire Regiment matching information in the Life Story.Rank:CaptainRegiment/ Service:Lincolnshire Regiment

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ID: 8918216

Name: B.L Deed (1954)

Reference: Own copy of book.

Title: A History of Stamford School

Description: Appendix XI page 109 Roll of Honour F.H Young.

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Additional: F.H Young is a match with Captain Frederick Henry Young.

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ID: 8918225

Title: Stamford School Roll of Honour

Description: Alphabetical. The last name under 1914-1918 is F.H Young

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ID: 9440859

Title: War Diary of 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

Description: On the night of 28th/ 29th the Bn was relieved by the 1st Bn The Wiltshire Regt and moved back into the valley M.14. d. During the operations of 21st – 28th the Bn suffered 217 casualties to ORs as follows: Killed – 29, Died of wounds -2, Wounded 166, Missing – 20. Officer casualties were as follows: Killed – Lieut H Wild MC (21.8.18), Capt F C M McKellar MC (22.8.18), 2/Lt F W Gibbon (25.8.18) Died of wounds – Capt F H Young MC (25.8.18) Wounded – Capt H L Dent (21.8.18), 2/Lt W J Allan (21.8.18), 2/Lt W Thain (21.8.18), 2/Lt W Tapsell DCM, MM (25.8.18), 2/Lt M L Barlow (25.8.18)

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