Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29527/supplements/3410. No. 5938 Private William Young, 8th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment. On 22nd December 1915, East of Fonquevillers, France, Private Young saw from his trench that one of his company's Non-Commissioned Officers 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 serjeant. 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 serjeant back to safety. Later Private Young walked back to the village dressing station to have his injuries attended to.
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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29527/supplements/3410. No. 5938 Private William Young, 8th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment. On 22nd December 1915, East of Fonquevillers, France, Private Young saw from his trench that one of his company's Non-Commissioned Officers 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 serjeant. 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 serjeant back to safety. Later Private Young walked back to the village dressing station to have his injuries attended to.