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WILLIAM FREDERICK (FRED) YOUNG formely ROBERTS
Surname: YOUNG formely ROBERTS Forename: WILLIAM FREDERICK (FRED) Initials: W F
Date of Birth
Q3, 1899
Place of Birth Bellows Cross, Cranborne. Place of Birth Source 1911 Census
Address
Bellows Cross, Cranborne
Schools attended Cranborne Church of England School
Employment / trade Place of work Family (parents and grandparents) Son of Annie ROBERTS who married Fred YOUNG in Q2, 1908.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commisions Website lists: Son of Fred and Annie YOUNG of Grove Stables, Barney Moor, Retford, Nottinghamshire
Spouse Name
NB Shown on Cranborne Memorial as YOUNG but school logbook says he was ROBERTS. It appears Fred adopted the surname ‘YOUNG’ (his mothers married name) on joining the army.
Notes The 1911 census lists his mother Annie and step father Fred with brother Percy (aged 10), daughter Marjorie (aged 9) and step brother Arthur (aged 3) and step sister Winifred ( newly born).
Regiment at call-up Wiltshire Regiment Regiment at discharge Rank at call-up Private Service no at call-up 48500
Date of attestation
-
Date of call-up
-
Area reported to Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details Commonwealth War Grves Commission Record lists our casualty as private F YOUNG serving in the Worcestershire Regiment No. 43248. Forces War Records list him under Fred YOUNG having served initially in the Wiltshire Regiment No. 48500 and subsequently in the Worcestershire Regiment No. 43248. Other rank Other service no 43248 Service facts
Age at death 19
Date of death
01 Nov 1918
Regiment at death Worcestershire Regiment Battalion at death Rank at death Private Circumstances of death The School Log Book entry for 12th November 1918 said: “News came on Sunday (10th) of the death of Fred Roberts, late scholar of this school, he was shot in the head by a sniper.” Service no at death 43248 Field of action at death Place of death France
Location of grave Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine’s-Au-Bois Position Other memorials Cranborne Memorial and Ss. Mary and Bartholomew Church Newspaper Reference
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WILLIAM FREDERICK (FRED) YOUNG formely ROBERTS
| Surname: | YOUNG formely ROBERTS |
| Forename: | WILLIAM FREDERICK (FRED) |
| Initials: | W F |
| Date of Birth | Q3, 1899 |
| Place of Birth | Bellows Cross, Cranborne. |
| Place of Birth Source | 1911 Census |
| Address | Bellows Cross, Cranborne |
| Schools attended | Cranborne Church of England School |
| Employment / trade | |
| Place of work | |
| Family (parents and grandparents) | Son of Annie ROBERTS who married Fred YOUNG in Q2, 1908. The Commonwealth War Graves Commisions Website lists: Son of Fred and Annie YOUNG of Grove Stables, Barney Moor, Retford, Nottinghamshire |
| Spouse Name | NB Shown on Cranborne Memorial as YOUNG but school logbook says he was ROBERTS. It appears Fred adopted the surname ‘YOUNG’ (his mothers married name) on joining the army. |
| Notes | The 1911 census lists his mother Annie and step father Fred with brother Percy (aged 10), daughter Marjorie (aged 9) and step brother Arthur (aged 3) and step sister Winifred ( newly born). |
| Regiment at call-up | Wiltshire Regiment |
| Regiment at discharge | |
| Rank at call-up | Private |
| Service no at call-up | 48500 |
| Date of attestation | - |
| Date of call-up | - |
| Area reported to | |
| Source |
| Naval vessels served | |
| Decorations and awards | |
| Other service details | Commonwealth War Grves Commission Record lists our casualty as private F YOUNG serving in the Worcestershire Regiment No. 43248. Forces War Records list him under Fred YOUNG having served initially in the Wiltshire Regiment No. 48500 and subsequently in the Worcestershire Regiment No. 43248. |
| Other rank | |
| Other service no | 43248 |
| Service facts |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Date of death | 01 Nov 1918 |
| Regiment at death | Worcestershire Regiment |
| Battalion at death | |
| Rank at death | Private |
| Circumstances of death | The School Log Book entry for 12th November 1918 said: “News came on Sunday (10th) of the death of Fred Roberts, late scholar of this school, he was shot in the head by a sniper.” |
| Service no at death | 43248 |
| Field of action at death | |
| Place of death | France |
| Location of grave | Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine’s-Au-Bois |
| Position | |
| Other memorials | Cranborne Memorial and Ss. Mary and Bartholomew Church |
| Newspaper Reference |
Contact Us
Museum of East Dorset
23-29 High Street, Wimborne Minster, Dorset BH21 1HR
Tel: 01202 882533
Email: info@museumofeastdorset.co.uk
Funded By:
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