385 www.on.legion.ca YONGE, Charles Hamlyn Douglas Charles was born in Crofton, England on April 2, 1887, to Walter Vernon and Alexandria Sara Yonge. Prior to World War I, he was employed with Hahn Brass in New Hamburg as a polisher/buffer. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the 110th Battalion in Stratford on April 18, 1916. After basic training, he sailed with his unit aboard the SS Coronia from Halifax to England. He was taken on strength with the 8th Reserve Bn in Shoreham. After further training, he was transferred to the 38th Battalion on July 4, 1917 and sent to France to the Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Infantry. He was killed in action on August 17, 1917 and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial in France. Private Charles Douglas Hamlyn Yonge is commemorated on page 354 of the First World War Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. YOUNG, George Edward George was born in Craigvale, Ontario on May 3, 1925. Fresh out of high school after graduating from Grade 13, George, of Stroud, Ontario, travelled to Toronto to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Following in his father’s footsteps, (George’s father William had already been overseas for two years) George was keen to serve his country. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular Force) on September 8, 1943. Edmonton was the first stop for his military training, then Saskatoon and Winnipeg. He graduated from Stevenson’s Field, Winnipeg where George received his Navigator’s Wings. First commissioned as a Pilot Officer, George was soon promoted to Flying Officer. Upon receiving his Navigator’s Badge, George received an honourary gold identification bracelet to commemorate his achievement as second in standing in his class. During his assessment, it was noted that George “might make a good fighter pilot”. It was during his embarkation leave while he was visiting his mother and siblings in Stroud that the war ended. George returned to Winnipeg for his final discharge then returned home to Stroud to begin his new life. He was known for often making the claim (teasingly) that “when the enemy heard GeorgeYoung was coming, they surrendered”. He was released in September 1945. George resided in Painswick, Ontario from 1960 until he passed away on August 24, 1991. YOUNG, Harold Richard Harold was born on the 18th of April 1896 on St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to Humphry and Barbara (Williamson)Young. He was a farmer in Richards Landing, a small village on St. Joseph Island, when he enrolled in the 119th Overseas Battalion on January 3, 1916. He sailed for England on August 8, 1916, and a few months after that he came down with the mumps. Just before he went to France, he was transferred to the 58th Battalion Canadian Infantry. Harold was discharged on March 23, 1919, receiving the Military Medal. In 1922, he married Monica Porter. Harold passed away on December 25, 1970, in Essondale, British Columbia. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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