John Francis Young
| John Francis Young | |
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| Born |
14 January 1893 Kidderminster, England |
| Died | 7 November 1929 (aged 36) Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec |
| Buried at | Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards), CEF |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
John Francis Young VC (14 January 1893 – 7 November 1929) was a Canadian soldier who served in the First World War. Young was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Young was one of the seven Canadians who were awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions on one single day, 2 September 1918, for actions across the 30 km long Drocourt-Quéant Line near Arras, France. The other six were Bellenden Hutcheson, Arthur George Knight, William Metcalf, Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, Cyrus Wesley Peck and Walter Leigh Rayfield.
John Francis Young was born in Kidderminster, England on 14 January 1893. He was the son of Robert Charles Young and Mary Ann Cooper. He had two brothers: Robert Peart Young born in 1896 and Reginald H. Young born 1903. He emigrated to Canada before World War I and worked in Montreal as a packer for Imperial Tobacco.
John Francis Young was 25 years old, and a private in the 87th (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when he performed the deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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