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Corporal Roland Sydney Young

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-06-20
Place of birth: Nottingham Nottinghamshire England
Next of kin: Thomas Young, father. 9 Etheldene Avenue, Muswell Hill, London, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death: 1961-10-29

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 18259
Highest Rank: Corporal
Rank detail
  1. Corporal (Army). 1918-10-11 to 1919-03-22
  2. Corporal (Army). 1918-08-12 to 1918-10-11
  3. Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-01-15 to 1918-08-12
  4. Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-02-14 to 1918-01-15
  5. Lance Corporal (Army). 1917-01-31 to 1917-02-14
  6. Lance Corporal (Army). 1916-07-10 to 1917-01-31
  7. Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-11 to 1916-07-10
  8. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-04-07 to 1916-07-10
  9. Private, 9th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-20 to 1915-04-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded April 25, 1915 at St. Julien, Wounded July 9, 1916 at Zillebeke, Wounded August 8, 1918 at Boves Wood
Awards

Military Medal
Date of award: 1916-08-23
Source: London Gazette No. 29719, pg. 8366

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 331086
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10663-S013
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Young and Jeanne Marie Young (nee Panisset); husband of Sarah Young (nee Inwood) married 1918
Uploader's Research notes: 9th Battalion Nominal Roll [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 9th Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2014-08-17
Last modified: 2020-06-15