We remember John Francis Young

We remember John Francis Young

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Kidderminster, England United Kingdom Source:5851730 14th January 1893
1915
enlistment Montreal Canada Source:5851730 October 1915
1915
employment Tobacco Packer Canada Source:5851730 20th October 1915
1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 177239 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Source:5851730 20th October 1915
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5851730 12th August 1916
1916
hospitalisation P.U.O. [Pyrexia Unknown Origin] - Influenza Hospital/Institution Source:5851730 21st November 1916 - 29th November 1916
1917
hospitalisation G.S.W. [Gun Shot wound] Head & neck Hospital/Institution Source:5851730 16th August 1917
1918
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:9335087 2nd September 1918
1918
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 177239 Quebec Regiment 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Source:9335087 2nd September 1918
1919
discharge Source:5851730 23rd August 1919
employment Clerk Canada Source:5851730
marriage Ida Mary Source:5851730
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 177239 Quebec Regiment 87th Battalion Source:5851730
1929
death Not War Related Died of tuberculosis St Agathe Quebec Canada Source:8553141 7th November 1929
burial Mount Royal Non-War Cemetery Montreal Canada Source:8553141

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Francis
Initials JF
Last Name Young,
Source 9335087
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 177239 Quebec Regiment 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force 177239 Quebec Regiment 87th Battalion Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force 177239 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Robert Charles Young father
Mary Ann Young, nee Cooper, mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ida Mary wife
Religion
DateReligionSource
1919 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Trevor321

External Evidence

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Profile on Wikipedia. Trevor321
Entry about the seven Canadian V.C recipients on a single day Lizbet72994
Canadian students use film to honour First World War heroes Charlotte33
THE VICTORIA CROSS - CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 14 DECEMBER, 1918 - Victoria Cross R58235
John Francis Young (Find a Grave) R58235

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John Francis Young VC. Trevor321
Grave of Serjeant John Francis Young VC Anne1202

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