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220616 Lt. Alexander Young VC. South African Army 4th Regiment South African Infantry from:South Africa (d.19th Oct 1916) Alexander Young was killed in action on the 19th of October 1916, aged 44, he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in France. He was the son of the late William Young, of Ballinamana, Co. Galway and had served during the South African War. An extract taken from the London Gazette dated 8th November 1901 records the following; "Towards the close of the action at Ruiter's Kraal (South African War). on the 13th August, 1901, Sergeant-Major Young, with a handful of men, rushed some kopjes which were being held by the Boers. Sergeant Major Young then galloped on some 50 yards ahead of his party and closing with the enemy shot one of them and captured Commandant Erasmus, the latter firing at him three times at point blank range before being taken prisoner." Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**