Claude
Brownell
Young
Born in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Young
and Mary Elizabeth (Marsters) Young
Brother of
Mary Susanna Young [half], Edgar A. Young [half], Brenton Alexander Young, Leland Young and Etta Lillian (Young) Smith
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 23
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2015
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Biography
Claude Brownell Young was born in 1892 IN Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Alexander Young and Mary (Marsters) Young. He was a member of the Royal Naval Reserve and he served on the "HM Drifter Gavenwood". On February 20 1916, during enemy action, he was lost at sea aboard the HM Drifter Gavenwood. His body was not recovered. A stone was erected in his memory.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85212206/claude-brownell-young : accessed 25 April 2020), memorial page for Claude Brownell Young (12 Dec 1892–20 Feb 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85212206, citing Loyal Hill Cemetery, Summerville, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Barbara Lea (contributor 47213935) Find A Grave: Memorial #85212206.
- https://astreetnearyou.org/regiment/4055/Royal-Naval-Reserve,-HM-Drifter-Gavenwood.
- https://astreetnearyou.org/person/2867683/Deck-Hand-Claud-Young.
- https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7695066.
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