Son of Mr. and Mrs. Young, of 19, Gordon Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Young, of 5, Bert Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Returned from South America where he had a tobacco plantation to enlist in October 1914. Reported wounded on 15/07/1916 and subsequently missing. Formerly “E” Company, 5th Bn., Middlesex Regiment. A brother serving in the Royal Field Artillery and another in the Navy.
Young, Albert –
Personal details
- Surname: Young
- Forename: Albert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 32
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 15th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: G/6758
- Regiment: Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Liverpool, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Helens Road Wesleyan Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- Sunning Hill (Daubhill) School WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 12 D and 13 B.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/02/1915 25/08/1916 04/05/1917 20/07/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5e 6f 4h 6g