Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
George Younger
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 04.01.1916
- Place of enlistment: Oshawa, Ontario
- Service no: 746143
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 38
- Date of Death: 06.11.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 10-26-28
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01.04.1879
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 96 Centre St, Oshawa, Ontario
- Occupation: Labourer
- Mother:
Lilas Barber Younger
- Father:
George Younger, 14 Lyons Close, Hawkhill, Dundee
- Siblings:
Peter Morgan Younger, 588 Front St, Toronto
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about George Younger
George has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial. He was the brother of Sapper Peter Morgan Younger 799539, of the 13th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops.
For more information on George, visit, George’s Memorial and George’s Service Record
There is a reference to George in the Dundee Peoples Journal 24/11/1917 page 4, available in Dundee Central Library.
For reasons unknown George Younger is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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