Young, Hugh Stewart
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Hugh Stewart |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh Morison Young and Sarah Hope Young, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7352 |
Markings | MQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Noordwijk General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Joint grave 2. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD. . . WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44820 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8237 (P361281/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1941 |
End Date | 12-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Ipswich |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Fighter support - two Blenheims acting as navigational leaders to Fighter Command squadrons |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Me109s and crashed in the Westerschelde off Zoutelande |