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Pte. Ernest Young
British Army 12th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Sunderland
(d.8th Jul 1916)
Ernest Young was born in 1884 to Samuel and Ann Young (née Wilson). He was killed in action at Bailiff's Wood during the Capture of Contalmaison on the 8th of July 1916. An Australian soldier from the 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade, Sapper G.W. Lindop, penned a letter to Ernest's wife Hannah Young (née Jackson) informing her of his death. He included photos found on Ernest with the letter that contained some holes where 'the bullet or a piece of shell went through into his right side.'