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Private William Edmund Young

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-07-22
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Louisa Young, mother. 176 Bleeker Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Baker
Occupation (normalized): Baker, General
Address: 176 Bleeker Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-11-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 237454
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-17 to 1917-11-06
  2. Private (Army). 1917-04-08 to 1917-05-17
  3. Private (Army). 1916-04-10 to 1917-04-08
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 20, 1917 at Cite St. Emile, KIA at Passchendaele

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1597272
LAC ID: 327282
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10668-S007
Uploader's Notes: Son of William Edmund Young and Theresa Louisa Young (nee Loomis); half-brother of Roy Douglas Loomis (Service No. 237404); husband of Mary Elizabeth Young (nee Lemedin) married June 20, 1916
Uploader's Research notes: 204th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 204th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-07-02