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Frederick William Young
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1882 |
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Geboorteplaats: Hackney, Middlesex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Handelsreiziger |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 9714 |
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Dienstneming datum: 18/12/1916 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Stratford, Essex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Honourable Artillery Company, 2/1st Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 09/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Butte, Polygon Wood, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 35 |
Begraafplaats
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: II Rij: A Graf: 1 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 2
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Mijn verhaal
Private Frederick William Young served in the Honourable Artillery Company 2nd/1st Battalion, part of the 22nd Brigade, of the 7th Division. The 7th Division participated in the Battle of Poelcapelle, a stage in the Third Battle of Ypres. It advanced with the 22nd Brigade from east of Polygon Wood towards the village of Beselare. The Brigade’s attack was carried by the 2nd Hounourable Artillery Company and the 2nd Royal Warwickshires; the 9th Devons were in reserve. The task of the 2nd Hounourable Artillery Company was to capture the hamlet of Reutel and gain touch with the 5th Division, on the right flank, about Juniper Cottage. The 2nd Warwicks on their left flanks had to capture Judge Copse and Judge Cottage.
The 2nd Hounourable Artillery Company had already suffered heavy casualties due to German shellfire, while assembling for the attack. Over 40 men were either killed or wounded before the attack commenced. When the assault commenced at 5.20. a.m. the German artillery opened up a barrage on the advancing troops, causing considerable damage and heavy machine-gun fire from Judgse Copse enfiladed the troops. Before 6 a.m. only isolated parties reached their objectives. It was not until midday that the Battalion had reached their final objective in the hamlet of Reutel. It cleared part of the cemetery east of the hamlet, but was held up short of Juniper Cottage by machine-gun fire. During the night three platoons of the 9th Devons cleared Judge Copse, thusly securing all the 7th Divison’s objectives. The Germans kept on shelling the captured positions during the rest of the night, but they didn’t counter attack and the positions were further consolidated on the next day.
Private Frederick William Young was killed on the 12th of October 1917. He was initially buried at the Butte, in Polygon Wood. This may indicate that he fell, due to the heavy German shelling prior to the attack. Private Frederick William Young’s remains were exhumed after the war and interred at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood.
The 2nd Hounourable Artillery Company had already suffered heavy casualties due to German shellfire, while assembling for the attack. Over 40 men were either killed or wounded before the attack commenced. When the assault commenced at 5.20. a.m. the German artillery opened up a barrage on the advancing troops, causing considerable damage and heavy machine-gun fire from Judgse Copse enfiladed the troops. Before 6 a.m. only isolated parties reached their objectives. It was not until midday that the Battalion had reached their final objective in the hamlet of Reutel. It cleared part of the cemetery east of the hamlet, but was held up short of Juniper Cottage by machine-gun fire. During the night three platoons of the 9th Devons cleared Judge Copse, thusly securing all the 7th Divison’s objectives. The Germans kept on shelling the captured positions during the rest of the night, but they didn’t counter attack and the positions were further consolidated on the next day.
Private Frederick William Young was killed on the 12th of October 1917. He was initially buried at the Butte, in Polygon Wood. This may indicate that he fell, due to the heavy German shelling prior to the attack. Private Frederick William Young’s remains were exhumed after the war and interred at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood.
Bronnen 6
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"The honourable artillery company in the Great War : 1914-1919", Walker G., London, Seeley Service & Co., 1930, pg. 322-325. Gebruikte bronnen |
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"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 57. Gebruikte bronnen |
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Ancestry http://home.ancestry.co.uk/ Verdere verwijzing |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480516/YOUNG,%20F%20W Gebruikte bronnen |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Diary HAC 2nd Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verdere verwijzing |