Individual Details

Manoah YOUNG

(Abt Apr 1877 - Abt Mar 1953)

Events

BirthAbt Apr 1877Bensington, Oxfordshire, England
Census1881Scholar - London Road, Bensington, Oxfordshire, England
Census1891House Boy - Domestic - Berrick Street, Bensington, Oxfordshire, England
MilitaryFrom 23 Mar 1897 to 23 Mar 1909Grenadier Guards, British Army
Marriage5 Aug 1906Drayton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England - Mary BRIDGES
Census1911Roadman - Crowmarsh District Council - 1 Powells Cottages, Brook Street, Benson, Oxfordshire, England
Military8 Sep 1915 - 15 Feb 1919Royal Berkshire Regiment, British Army
OccupationAbt Jun 1919Yard Foreman - Sidmouth, Devon, England
ResidenceAbt Jun 19192 Sanders Cottages, Sidmouth, Devon, England
MilitaryFrom 20 Jun 1919 to 17 Sep 1920Royal Engineers, British Army
DeathAbt Mar 1953(Registration District), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Families

SpouseMary BRIDGES (1875 - )
ChildJohn YOUNG (1907 - )
FatherGabriel YOUNG (1834 - 1900)
MotherMary STROUDLEY (1835 - 1901)
SiblingStroudley John "John" YOUNG (1859 - )
SiblingThomas George "George" YOUNG (1860 - )
SiblingWalter YOUNG (1863 - 1937)
SiblingFlorence YOUNG (1865 - )
SiblingKate Maria YOUNG (1868 - )
SiblingGrace Louisa YOUNG (1871 - )
SiblingEzra YOUNG (1874 - 1951)

Notes

Marriage

In 1911 census say married 4 years

Military

From Service papers: Attestation papers dated: 20 June 1919 -
No: 612616
Corps: Royal Engineers
Address: 2 Sanders Cottage, Sidmouth, Devon
Age: 42 years 79 days
Occupation: Yard Foreman
Married: Yes
Present Regiment: 706 Labour Coy, Royal Engineers - No: 293401
Served before: Yes - Grenadier Guards, Time expired: 23 March 1909
Royal Berkshire Regiment: T F? Discharged: 15 Feb 1919

Statement of service:

Proceeded overseas: 3 July 1919
Discharged - 17 Sept 1920

Description: Height: 5 feet 10½inches - Chest: 38 inches - Expansion: 2 inches - Complexion: Fresh - Eyes: Grey - Hair: Brown - Religion: Church of England - Marks: Hammer toes, Right eye Enucleated (replaced by a glass one) - Chronic Bronchitis, Defective teeth - Considered fit for service.

Descriptive report before discharge:
Rank at discharge: Sergeant - Special qualifications: Storekeeper R.E. Stores

Name of father: Gabriel Deceased - Name of Mother: Mary
Wife's maiden name in full: Mary Bridges - date & place of marriage: August 5 1906 Drayton - Children: John Nov June 1907
Date and place of 1st Enlistment: 23 March (18)97 - Oxford - Figure on discharge: Good -

Joined Labourer corps on 8 Sept 1915 in London - Embarked Ex. Force France 11 Sept 1915 - Transferred to Army Reserve: 16 April 1919 - Discharged from Army Reserve on Re-enlistment 20 Jun 1919

Military History:
Home: 8 Sept 1915 - 17 Sept 1915
France: 18 Sept 1915 - 17 March 1919
Home: 18 March 1910 - 15 Apr 1919
Reserve Z: 16 April 1915 - 19 June 1919

medals: 1914/15 Star - W5104 - Nottingham 12 Nov 1920

Endnotes

1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1877 Apr/Jun - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 330.

2. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1295; Folio: 34; Page: 11.

3. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 986; Folio: 122; Page: 1.

4. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.

5. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1906 Jul/Sep - Abingdon - Vol: 2c Page: 669.

6. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.

7. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6522; Schedule Number: 45..

8. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.

9. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.

10. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.

11. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.

12. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1953 Mar - Oxford - Vol: 6b Page: 1229.