William Young
Born	(1876-01-01)1 January 1876 Glasgow,Scotland
Died	27 August 1916(1916-08-27) (aged 40) Cambridge Hospital,Aldershot
Buried	Lancashire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1914 - 1916
Rank	Private
Unit	The East Lancashire Regiment
Battles / wars	World War I
Awards	Victoria Cross

William YoungVC (1 January 1876 – 27 August 1916) was aScottish recipient of theVictoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded toBritish andCommonwealth forces.

He was 39 years old, and aprivate in the 8th (S) Battalion,The East Lancashire Regiment,British Army during theFirst World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 22 December 1915, east ofFoncquevillers,France, Private Young saw from his trench that one of his company's NCOs was lying wounded in front of the wire. Acting without orders and heedless of his exposure to enemy fire, he climbed over the parapet and went to the rescue of his sergeant. He was hit by two bullets, one shattered his jaw and the other entered his chest. Undeterred, he went on and, with another soldier who came to assist, brought the wounded sergeant back to safety. Later Private Young walked back to the village dressing station to have his injuries attended to.^[1] He spent the next four months in the hospital, but died in August 1916 when undergoing surgery.^[2]

His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Lancashire at War exhibition atThe Museum of Lancashire in Preston, Lancashire, England.

• Batchelor, Peter; Matson, Christopher (2011).The Western Front 1915.VCs of the First World War.Stroud,Gloucestershire:The History Press.ISBN 978-0-7524-6057-4.
• Buzzell, Nora, ed. (1997).The Register of the Victoria Cross.Cheltenham,Gloucestershire: This England Alma House.ISBN 0-906324-27-0.
• Harvey, David (2000).Monuments to Courage. Naval & Military Press Ltd.ISBN 1-84342-356-1.
• Kirby, Henry L. (1985).Private William Young, V.C.: One of Preston's Heroes of the Great War: East Lancashire Regiment 1914-1918. THCL Books.ISBN 978-0948494000.
• Ross, Graham (1995).Scotland's Forgotten Valour. MacLean Press.ISBN 978-1899272006.

• Location of grave and VC medal(Lancashire)

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