Young, Amos
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Amos |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elizabeth Ellen Young, and Stepson of William Murphy, of Coppull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9235 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coppull Parish Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Grave 13. |
Epitaph | PEACEFULLY SLEEPING FREE FROM PAIN IN GOD'S GOOD TIME WE SHALL MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 983124 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1942 |
End Date | 07-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | 49 Squadron Association Researcher (Colin Cripps) believes that Sgt Young may have been killed when Wellington, serial P9235, from No.1 Air Armament School crashed crashed at Kenwick Bar, near Legbourne,2 miles SE of Louth, Lincolnshire shortly after take off from Louth, apparently colliding with a hill. |