Earnest Walter Young
Title
Earnest Walter Young
Description
Ernest Young was born on 15 December 1884 in Oakridge and baptised in Oakridge church on 14 June 1885. He was the son of John Young and Eliza. John Young was a railway labourer working for the GWR and lived in Oakridge Lynch. Ernest enrolled in Oakridge School on 31 August 1891 and left on 3 March 1898. He went to work as a general labourer. He never married as in 1911 he was living with his parents in Oakridge Lynch and his brothers and sisters. His older brother Arthur was to lose his life in December 1914 whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Ernest Young enlisted in Stroud in the 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and died on 25 September 1915 in Belgium aged 31.
He is remembered at the Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos
Ernest Young enlisted in Stroud in the 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and died on 25 September 1915 in Belgium aged 31.
He is remembered at the Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Earnest Walter Young,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/167.