His story
Alfred Severn Young was a hotel manager from London, born on 24 May 1887. Unmarried when he joined the Canadian forces, he named his mother at 8 Osberton Road, Lee, as next of kin. His Valcartier attestation of 22 September 1914 also records earlier service with the London Rifle Brigade.
Young served with No. 1 Mobile Veterinary Section of the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps. He died on 9 November 1916, aged twenty-nine, and was buried at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery. His commemorative record names his parents as Blanche Edith and the late William Henry Young.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian service
- Date of birth
- 24 May 1887
- Place of birth
- London, England
- Occupation
- Hotel manager
- Family
- Mother at 8 Osberton Road, Lee, London; commemorative record names parents Blanche Edith Young and the late William Henry Young
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 13696
- Corps or service
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 1 Mobile Veterinary Section
- Enlistment or entry recorded
- 22 September 1914 at Valcartier
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 9 November 1916
- Age
- 29
- Cemetery or memorial
- Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
- Grave reference
- II. A. 2.
Where he worked
- No. 1 Canadian Mobile Veterinary Section
His reviewed commemorative record names No. 1 Mobile Veterinary Section. The exact dates of his posting remain to be established.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- John PARKAlso buried at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Alfred Severn Young”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/alfred_severn_young/.
Contribute information
Can you supply Young's dated personnel-file entries or family material about his hotel work? A medical or casualty document would help explain his death.