Archibald Fallow Young
Rank: Private
Service No: S/12579
Place of Birth:Rutherglen
Date of Death: 26/4/1917
Theatre of Death: F&F
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders (6th Bn)
Cemetery: Arras Memorial
Additional information: Son of John Young of 75 Mill Street, Rutherglen.
Rutherglen Lore information: Son of John Young, 75 Mill Street, Rutherglen
1901 census information:
Address: 5 Harriet Street, Rutherglen.
Father: John (39) steel dresser, born about 1862 in Rutherglen.
Mother: Janet (35) born about 1866 in Glasgow.
Brother: John (15) spindle polisher, born about 1886 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Katie (13) born about 1888 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Marion (11) born about 1890 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Jeanie (9) born about 1892 in Rutherglen.
Self: Archibald (6) born about 1895 in Rutherglen.
Brother: William (2) born about 1899 in Rutherglen.
1911 census information:
The family are living in Rutherglen. The family comprises John 49, Katie 23, Marion 21, Jeanie 19, Archie 16 and Willie 12.
Newspaper transcript – Young. – Posted missing, 26th April, 1917, now officially concluded to have died on that date (or since), Private Archibald Fallow, Cameron Highlanders, aged 22 years, second and dearly loved son of John Young, 75 Mill Street, Rutherglen.
Newspaper transcript – Pte. A. F. Young, Rutherglen. Mr John Young, 75 Mill Street, Rutherglen, has received intimation that his son, Private Arch. Fallow Young, Cameron Highlanders, posted missing on April 26, was killed on that date. He was 22 years of age, joined the Army on the outbreak of the war, and was perviously employed as a moulder, with Mr Robert Duncan, Partick.
Also commemorated on the memorial at West Parish Church, Rutherglen and Rutherglen Old Parish Church.