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Gunner John Young

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Young, John
Date of birth: 1873-05-10
Place of birth: Wemyss Fifeshire Scotland
Next of kin: Elizabeth Dickie Young, wife. 1233 18th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Grocer
Occupation (normalized): Working Proprietor (Wholesale or Retail Trade)
Address: 1233 18th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1919-04-15
Cause of death: Died of illness

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 301041
Highest Rank: Gunner
Rank detail

Gunner (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 420960
LAC ID: 326799
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10656-S004
Uploader's Notes:

Son of George Young and Janet Young of Belanger, Saskatchewan; husband of Elizabeth Young of 916 22nd Avenue East, Vancouver.

Grave marker images:

https://www.thecphl.com/valour/soldiers/young.john.html

From CVWM (link above):

John Young (b.1873) of Vancouver, British Columbia, died 1919-04-15 at Shaughnessy hospital and is buried at Mountain View cemetery, Vancouver. Young had a difficult time at the front suffering from trench fever and something called trench shins. He was invalided home with nephritis and died of kidney and liver failure.

Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/420960/JOHN YOUNG/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25340145/john-young

[Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 6th Artillery Brigade 30th Battery ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-12