Young, Cyril Rutherford Moffat | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Young, Cyril R. Moffat.

Forename(s):

Cyril Rutherford Moffat

Surname:

Young

Date of Death:

Sunday, July 1, 1917

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Major

Service:

Army

Unit:

Royal Garrison Artillery

Prisoner of War:

Biography

Cyril was the eldest son of Dr. R.M. and Mrs Young. Whilst at Armstrong College he lived at 36 Fern Avenue, Newcastle. He studied Mathematics, Engineering, and Electrical Engineering and gained his BSc. in 1907. Before the war, Cyril was in partnership with a Mr Hodgkin, of Darlington as a consulting Electrical Engineer.

Cyril died on 1st July 1917 from wounds received on 7th June, when a shell struck his billet. Shell fragments caused severe injuries to his left shoulder and thigh. Another officer who he was speaking to was killed, as well as four other men.

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Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine Vol. XV, no. 1, December 1914)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Rachel Hill.