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British War Medal / Victory Medal: 13977 Cpl. W. Young. A. & S. H.
William Young was born in Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland and worked as a coal salesman before joining the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders at Glasgow in October 1915. He suffered a GSW to the thigh during the Battle of Vimy Ridge whilst serving in the 1st/6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion A&SH. The 1/6th Battalion served as pioneers attached to the 51st (Highland) Division and supported operations in the Arras sector, which included the region surrounding Vimy Ridge during the wider offensive in April 1917. Young was awarded the Silver War Badge on account of his wounds and saw some additional service in the Labour Corps before being discharged. His service file survives and can be consulted on Find My Past.
