Young, John | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Young, John.

Forename(s):

John

Surname:

Young

Date of Death:

Saturday, June 9, 1917

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry, 13th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

John was the only son of Thomas and Isa. D. Young. John died on 9th September 1917.

Addresses before and during the war

6 Deckham Terrace, Gateshead (place of residence as entered in the 1901 Census) 10 Telford St, Gateshead on Tyne (place of residence as entered in the 1911 Census)

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

John is buried in the Dickbusch New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Memorials

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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)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton.