Commemorated: | |||
Awards & Titles: | 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
- The Second World War 1939-1945, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Yorks & Lancs Regiment |
| Action : |
Detail :
Captain Eric Tyrrell Young:
Rifleman 12th London Regiment (The Rangers)
Captain 16th Yorks & Lancs Regiment.
He served as part of the British Expeditionary Force in France, from December 1914.
ProbateYOUNG Eric Tyrrell of 224 Stanley-road Wakefield died 17 January 1944 at Pinderfields Emergency Hospital Wakefield Probate Wakefield 20 March to Elizabeth Young widow. Effects £1590 0s. 5d.
For his service in The Great War he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Barnard No. 1230 E.C. | Durham |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd August 1917 | 7th September 1917 | 6th February 1918 |
The contribution record shows that Eric was a Captain resident at Hipswell Camp, Northumberland when initiated in 1917. He is recorded on the Lodge Roll of Honour, but not the 1921 Book or 1940 Scroll.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley