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Feb 8, 1875
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Born at Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Feb 1, 1916
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Attested into the 135th
Battalion at London Ontario
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Number 802851
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Next of kin given as Mary Alice
Young (wife) of 93 ½ High St, London Ontario
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Previous occupation given as
Labourer
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No previous military experience
given
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Religion given as Church of England
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Posted to “B” Company
The Battalion trained at Camp Borden Ontario
Shortly after attesting, his wife Mary,
proceeded to England
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Aug 18, 1916
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Left Camp Borden by train for Halifax Nova Scotia
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Aug 21, 1916
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Embarked the RMS Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Aug 30, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to the
Witley Camp
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Oct 15, 1916
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Transferred to the 116th Battalion at the
Witley Camp
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Dec 22, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Dec 23, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles
Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Jan 21, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France
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Mar 5, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private Young
joined the 21st Battalion resting in Bois des Alleux, France
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Mar 13, 1917
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Attached to the 4th Canadian Machine Gun
Company for duty
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Mar 21, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with
a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Mar 28, 1917
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Discharged from the field ambulance and rejoined the 4th
Canadian Machine Gun Company
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the capture of Vimy Ridge, while attached to the 4th
Machine Gun Company, Private Young was carrying ammunition forward when
an artillery shell exploded in front of him, caving in the trench and
burying him. When he was dug out, he
complained of back pain but carried on. Shortly
after that, he received a shrapnel wound to his face and was evacuated
to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a
casualty clearing station
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Apr 10, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 14 General Hospital in Wimereux,
France
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Apr 11, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Fort Pitt Military Hospital in Chatham
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 26, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in
Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jun 25, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Command Depot) for physical training and exercise
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Feb 18, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the command depot and reported
to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Feb 19, 1918
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton
pending return to Canada
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Feb 27, 1918
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Embarked the SS Ongar (formerly the SS Corsican) in
Liverpool
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Mar 13, 1918
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His wife Mary, embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Mar 16, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and waited in Halifax
for his wife
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Mar 20, 1918
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Mary Young disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotian and the
couple proceeded to London, Ontario where Private Young was Taken On
Strength Military District No. 1 Casualty Company
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Apr 3, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 1 Special Service Company in London
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May 1, 1918
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Transferred to the 1st Depot Battalion,
Canadian Garrison Regiment in London
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Jul 25, 1918
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Medical exam in London notes
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Man suffers from back pain and
weakness in legs caused from a shell explosion at the front
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Has a large varicocele
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Cannot do any lifting
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Aug 7, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in London, Ontario
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Rank on discharge Private
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Entitled to War Service Badge Class
“A”
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Proposed residence on discharge 621
Grosvenor St., London, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 58 Gammage St., London, Ontario
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Oct 8, 1955
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Thomas Young died in London Ontario and was buried in the
Woodland Cemetery, London
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