THE VILLAGERS OF COLLINGHAM AND LINTON WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO

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This site commemorates the men and women of Collingham and Linton who served during World War 2.
Young, Leslie Turner
(1910-1974)
 
World War 2 medal rolls are not available. The medal ribbons shown above are those we believe would have been awarded.

Rank and Unit at End of World War Two

Rank

Service

Unit

Regiment

Connection with Collingham, Linton or Micklethwaite and reason for inclusion on this web site
  • Lived in Collingham or Linton immediately prewar or during the war
    (Usually taken from 1938 electoral roll or 1939 National Registration roll)
  • Named as a Voter on the 1945 or 1946 Service List Electoral Roll for Collingham or Linton
  • Address in 1939 or 1945/46: Briardale, Collingham
    (taken from either the 1939 National Registration or the 1945 and/or 1946 service electoral rolls)

Biography

Background

Leslie Turner Young's name appears on the 1945 Service Electoral Register for Collingham but we have not yet traced which branch of the services he served with.

Family background

Leslie Turner Young was born in 1910 in Collingham, the son of Albert Young and his wife, Lily (sometimes Lilly) Young (nee Maude). Leslie's father was an Assessor and Collector of Taxes for HM Revenue. In 1911, the family, Albert, Lilly and Leslie, were living in Langwith Avenue Collingham along with Albert's brother in law, Percy Maude, a dental mechanic. Ten years later, when the 1921 census was taken, Albert, Lilly and Leslie were still in Collingham but now had been joined by Albert's mother Annie Young.

The Young family was deeply rooted in Collingham with Albert moving to the village sometime around 1891. Albert appears on numerous electoral rolls and by 1923 Leslie Turner Young also appears living in Langwith Avenue. Until just before the war Leslie is listed in the village electoral rolls, but in 1939, at the time of the National Registration, Lilly is listed living at Briardale, Langwith Avenue, but Leslie is not on the roll. This probably means that he was already serving.

Service record

Not yet traced.

After the war

After the war, Leslie returned to Collingham and to Langwith Avenue. In 1946 he married Enid Stella Fawcett. Sometime between 1946 and 1950, Leslie and Enid moved within Collingham to live at 56, Brookside, and it was at 56 Brookside that Leslie Turner Yound died on the 20th November 1974.

Biography last updated 29 September 2023 12:01:34.

If you have any photographs or further details about this person we would be pleased to hear from you. Please contact us via: alan.berry@collinghamanddistrictwararchive.info