Arthur John Young
Title
Arthur John Young
Description
Arthur Young was born on 27 April 1883 in Oakridge and baptised in Oakridge church on 5 August 1883. He was the son of John Young and Eliza. John Young was a railway labourer working for the GWR and lived in Oakridge Lynch. Arthur enrolled in Oakridge School on 1 June 1891 and left on 5 June 1896. He went to work as a general labourer. He never married and in 1911 he was living with his parents in Oakridge Lynch and his brothers and sisters. younger brother Ernest was to lose his life in September 1915 whilst serving with the 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Arthur Young enlisted in Stroud in the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and died on 23 December 1914 in France aged 31.
He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.
Arthur Young enlisted in Stroud in the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and died on 23 December 1914 in France aged 31.
He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Arthur John Young,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/165.