Pte 30764 Frederick Albert Young

Frederick Albert Young was born in September 1889, the son of George Plimmer Young and his wife Matilda Jane (née Thornton). His parents, both born in Liverpool, married on the 30th September 1883 at St Chrysostom's Church, Everton. George was a 24 year old book keeper of Alexander Street,his father John was deceased, whilst Matilda was aged 23 of Compton Street, her father Henry  described as a Gentleman. They had seven children, Frederick had older siblings George, Florence, and Alfred (who died at age 3), and younger sisters Harriet (Hettie), Louisa, and Emily (who died in infancy).  His father was a bookkeeper. 
 
The 1891 Census finds the family at 3 Davy Street, Everton. Frederick is just one year old and lives with his parents and two siblings. His father is now 31 years of age and is a warehouse porter, whilst his mother is 30 years of age. His older sioblings are; George aged 7 and Florence aged 5.      

In 1901 his mother, Matilda, is head of household, at 8 Lowndes Street, Low Hill, Liverpool with five children; George is 19 and a porter, Florence is 15 and is a general domestic servant, Frederick is 11, Harriet is 7 and Louisa is 6. Father George is not present.   

Matilda first appears on her own on the Electoral Roll at 20 Moorgate St in 1905-06. His father, George’s, death has not been found. 

His mother died aged 49 just a couple of weeks after the census, in April 1911. 

A second Service record gives slightly different dates:- 

07.01.15 - Posted to Brigade Depot. 

29.05.15 - Posted to 19th Service Btn. KLR. 

30.09.15 - Transferred to 1st Btn. Manchester Regt. with regimental number 30764. 

23.05.17 - Missing 

On 5th March 1917 the brigade marched to Aziziya, and arrived on the 7th. By 14th March the battalion had reached the east wall of the city of Baghdad. On the 23rd the Turks were pushed back to Jebel Hamrin.  The Allied forces attacked the well-defended positions, with the Manchesters in reserve, until the attack was abandoned and they were used to cover the retirement.  General Maude, the theatre commander, praised the actions of the battalion:  "The Manchesters specially distinguished themselves by their gallantry and steadiness on this occasion."

He earned his two medals. 

The pension card appears to show that Florence received official notified of his death in action on 12th November 1917. She was awarded a pension of 13/9d a week from December 1917 and received Frederick’s Army effects, Army Pay of £1 12s 3d and a War Gratuity of £9-10s. 

In 1919 Florence provided information on Frederick’s living relatives. His parents had both died. His brother George, 32, was living at 5 Ealing Road, Aintree, and his three sisters in Claypole Street, Earle Road, Liverpool. She also wrote to Authorities on the 12th November 1919 asking if any of his belongings had been returned and if they could they be forwarded to her. 

On the 1921 Census at Denman Street widow Florence G. Cameron is aged 29, a stationary packer, and is living with her parents John and Emily, also her 7 siblings. 

On the 1939 Register the family have moved to 230 Molyneux Road, Kensington.

She eventually remarried to Frank Cookson at St Mary’s Church, West Derby in 1949 and died aged 82 in 1974 in Birkenhead. 

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