Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	Distinguished Service Order & Bar	Pommereuil British Cemetery
	Croix de Guerre  |  Mentioned in Despatches
Arrived in Theatre	Queens South Africa Medal & 5 Clasps	SWFHS Area Memorials
22 Aug 1915	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Lillington  |  Leamington Spa
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Battle of the Selle	Commissioned in 1901 at Sandhurst	Cheltenham College Roll of Honour
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Medal Awards

• DSO - 1 Jan 1917 For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy attack on 1 Jan 1917
• Bar to DSO - 15 Jun 1918 (Gazetted on 11 Oct 1918 ) For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy attack. When the enemy, assisted by intense bombardment, had penetrated part of the defences, he went round the front line, found out the situation, and established liaison with other troops, which greatly assisted in the organisation of the counter-attack. Shortly after, when his Commanding Officer was wounded, he took command and handled the battalion with great skill. His fine personal courage animated all ranks, and as all communication was broken, the battle was fought by the battalion on its own, Major Young having all the responsibility on his shoulders. He performed splendidly.

Other Military Service Information

• Commissioned 26 Jun 1901
• Promoted to Lt 23 Jun 1904
• Promoted to Captain 1 Apr 1910
• Promoted to Major 8 Jan 1916
• Promoted to Lt Col 29 Dec 1916 (Gazetted 29 Dec 1916 )
• Served and wounded in South Africa
• Served in Nigeria and China

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Lt Col Young is listed as being killed in action on 25 Oct 1918. The battalion war diary for that day is transcribed below.

Fountaine au Bois - Oct 25th: The Battalion moved forward into Fountaine au Bois into Billets as support to the 13th D.L.I [13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry] & 9th Yorks Regt. Fountaine au Bois was shelled by the enemy also hits road leading up to it, from Le Cateau.