Frank Edward Young
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 1344 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- 2nd Lieutenant (register: Second Lieutenant) all Second Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment all Hertfordshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 September 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 14th December, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 2nd October 1895 at Cherat, NorthWest Province, India
- Died
- 18th September, 1918 near Havrincourt, France. (killed
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France and on the War Memorial in St Mary's Churchyard, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Medal held by
- the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental
Digest of citation
On 18th September, 1918 south-east of Havrincourt, France, during an enemy counter-attack and throughout intense enemy fire, 2nd Lieutenant Young visited all posts, warned the garrisons and encouraged the men. In the early stages of the attack he rescued two of his men who had been captured and bombed and silenced an enemy machine gun. Then he fought his way back to the main barricade and drove out a party of the enemy assembling there. Throughout four hours of heavy fighting this officer set a fine example and was last seen fighting hand-to-hand against a considerable number of the enemy
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
YOUNG, Frank Edward. (reg No. 1344).
2nd Lieutenant. 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment London Gazetted on 14th December, 1918. V.C. Medal's Custodian is the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental Museum (Luton).
Born on 2nd October 1895 at Cherat, NorthWest Province, India.
Died on 18th September, 1918 near Havrincourt, France. (killed in action).
Memorials at Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France and on the War Memorial in St Mary's Churchyard, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Digest of Citation reads: On 18th September, 1918 south-east of Havrincourt, France, during an enemy counter-attack and throughout intense enemy fire, 2nd Lieutenant Young visited all posts, warned the garrisons and encouraged the men. In the early stages of the attack he rescued two of his men who had been captured and bombed and silenced an enemy machine gun. Then he fought his way back to the main barricade and drove out a party of the enemy assembling there. Throughout four hours of heavy fighting this officer set a fine example and was last seen fighting hand-to-hand against a considerable number of the enemy.
Museum (Luton).
in action).
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Alf recorded the memorial as: Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France and on the War Memorial in St Mary's Churchyard, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
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