1944 - 1949
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Blessé au combat
Lt A. M. Young
WOUNDED - NORMANDY 1944
CDN52
COMPANY -
A
Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
Canadian Army
Date Wounded:
Friday, 09 June 1944
Location (from War Diary)
CAMBES
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
Possibly wounded in attack on Cambes
HIS STORY
Lieutenant Allister McLellan Young was born in August 1913 in Manitoba, Canada. He and his family's race were described as 'Scotch' so fitting he served with a Scottish unit.
Allister was a CANLoan officer, serving with the British Army. (He originally served with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps).
Joined the 1st KOSB on 15 April 1944
Wounded in June and looks like didn't return to his Unit until 1st August. *There's a document saying he came back from the 32RHU (a place where reinforcements/return to units stayed until time to go back).
Received the Commander-In-Chiefs Certificate in June 1945. Also the Silver Star in 1946. Left to return to Canada in July 1945.
He died in 1970, aged 57. His FindaGrave page is here
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WAR DIARY
Friday, 09 June 1944
1st KOSB WAR DIARY - DATE OF WOUNDS
In the morning the advance party from the S. Lancs arrive to prepare to take over the position, this being commenced at 1530 hrs.
Bn moved to the assembly area near LE MESNIL whilst 2/RUR put in the attack on CAMBES. The Bde Comdr was forward with 2/RUR with whom communication became difficult and the Div. Comdr. placed the Commanding Officer in command of the Bde.
On getting news that that RUR had got so far but were pinned down, the Bn put in an attack with two Coys forward. This met with a certain amount of M.G. fire and in the later stages enemy mortar fire which caused some casualties.
Following the success of the attack, contact was made with 2/RUR and mopping up & consolidation was carried out immediately
