Arthur William Young
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 12037
Parents: William and Elizabeth Young
Marital status: Single
Home address: 14A Forest Road, Fishponds, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: General Labourer
Date of birth: 1891
Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 20/09/1914
Buried/Commemorated at: Commemorated on the La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France
Age: 23
Further information:
He served in 'B' Company, 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment and previously with the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. The 1914 Star with clasp was awarded to those who had served under fire or who had operated within range of enemy mobile artillery in France or Belgium during the period between 5 August and 22 November 1914
Arthur was Killed in Action during the First Battle of the Aisne during an attack on German positions at Moussey, France. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France
Medals: 1914 Star with clasp, Victory and British War Medals
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Battalion War Diaries, National Archives, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, UK Censuses, Medals index Card, Worcestershire Regiment website, David Blackmore