Profile image
Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
21
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. D . 11.
Additional information
Son of Lt. Col. John L. Youngs, M.C., and Mary Jane Youngs, of Stratford, Ontario.
Additional citations
Military Cross, London Gazette No. 29837 dated 24 November 1916. " For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led his men with great courage and determination. Later, he, single-handed, attached an enemy machine gun, captured the gun and its crew."
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Lant Youngs
-
Newspaper Clipping
Lt. John Youngs was awarded the Military Cross in 1916. -
Photo of John Youngs
-
Newspaper Clipping
-
Document
message noting the death of Lt. Youngs during the Battle of Vimy Ridge (1st Battalion, CEF War Diary, April 1917 appendix, page 132). -
Grave Marker
Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England -
Memorial
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 355 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.