Roger Assheton Young1,2b. 20 December 1894, d. 22 December 1914, #2924
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Soldier.
3 Roger Assheton Young was born on 20 December 1894 at
24 Sedlescombe Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex.
4,2 He was the son of
Archibald Edward Young and
Cicely Ashton.
1 He was killed in action on 22 December 1914 during the defence, it is believed, of
Givenchy, the Western Front, France aged 20.
5,6,7 He has no known grave, his name being commemorated on the War Memorial at the
British Military Cemetery, Le Touret, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France.
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Citations
- [S1531] Archibald E Young household, 3 The Green, St Leonards, Sussex, 1901 Census, Roger A Young entry (aged 6; born St Leonrds, Sussex).
- [S34] GRO: BX 1895/MAR quarter, Hastings RD vol 2b p 28, Roger Assheton Young entry.
- [S922] Young biography, "Fallen Officers," The Times, Thursday, 31 December 1914, #40739, 6c ["on the 22nd or 23rd, Dec."].
- [S922] Young birth announcement, The Times, Monday, 24 December 1894, #34455, 1a.
- [S1532] Young, 2 Royal Munster Fusiliers, Debt of Honour Register, online <http://www.cwgc.org/>.
- [S922] Young death announcement, "Killed in action," The Times, Wednesday, 30 December 1914, #40738, 1b ["on the 22nd or 23rd, Dec."].
- [S228] Digital database, Soldiers Died 1914-19, Robert Asshelon [sic] Young entry [date of death given as 21 December].
- [S1532] Young, 2 Royal Munster Fusiliers, Debt of Honour Register, online <http://www.cwgc.org/>, panels 43 and 44.