Military Service Recognition Book 394 ONTARIO COMMAND YOUNG, S. Leslie “Les” Les was born on October 25, 1895 at Rosebank Farm, Lot 2, Con. 8 in Brant Township, Bruce County, ON. He was the third son of Henry H. Young and Fanny Christie. After high school he worked at W. T. McMullen Law Office in Woodstock, ON as a law student. He enlisted in the local 71st Battalion, C.E.F., which crossed to England on the Olympic in April 1916. The 71st was disbanded in May. Les was assigned to the 46th Infantry Battalion C.E.F., 4th Division (South Saskatchewan), which went to action in August 1916, helping to hold the front line southwest of Ypres, Belgium. The 4th Division was sent south to the Somme in early October. Les was killed in action in the early hours of November 11, 1916, leading his men in a successful moonlit attack during the last assault on Regina Trench in the battle of the Ancre Heights outside Courcelette. Later in the morning, he was buried where he fell. His grave was not found after the war, so his name is on the Vimy Memorial to the missing. YOUNG, William H. “Bill” Bill was born on September 7, 1893 to John C. Young and Mary E. Elves. He enlisted in the 173rd Battalion in Saskatchewan. In England, he transferred to the 160th Overseas Bruce Battalion so he could serve with his brother Joe. When the 160th was disbanded in early 1918, both brothers were transferred to the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps (3rd Division). Bill was gassed during a raid at Cambrai in October 1918, which resulted in him being hospitalized in England, where he was on Armistice Day. His lungs had been badly damaged. After discharge, he stayed for a few months on his parent’s farm in Saugeen Township, Bruce County, ON, but spent the rest of his life in various sanitoriums. Bill died of tuberculosis on February 3, 1943 at Westminster Hospital in London, ON. One of his cousins was quoted as saying, “Such badly injured soldiers became known as ‘the forgotten men’.” YOUNG, Walter John Walter was born in Winnipeg, MB on July 10, 1915. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on October 19, 1943 and served with the 5th Brigade Artillery Cadet Corps from March 1928 to October 1932. He was a Wireless Operators and an Air Gunner in England and Scotland during World War II. Sergeant Young was discharged on March 13, 1946. His awards include the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp as well as the Wireless Air Gunner’s Badge. In his civilian life, he took many courses to become proficient in refrigeration, air conditioning and oil burner sales and service for which he received certificates from the Ontario Department of Labour. He also belonged to the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society while operating his own business. Walter passed away on April 4, 1988.
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