H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information

In Remembrance of
Percy Alfred Young

Date of birth: 26th January 1924
Place of birth: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Parents: William and Thurza Edith Young
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Boy Bugler
Service Number: PO/X 3413
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Percy was born on 26th January 1924 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. He was the fifth of six children born to William and Thurza Edith Young. Prior to Percy's birth, in 1920, his parents and three older sisters had emigrated from England to Canada. In 1926 Percy's father, William, passed away. His mother was unable to care for the children and consequently the children were returned to England where they were split up to be raised by relatives.

Percy and his sister Kathy were raised by their Aunt Clara and Uncle Alf Bailey in the seaside town of Bognor Regis. Percy joined the Marines after the start of the war, and was posted to Hood as a Boy Bugler. He was 17 years old when he was lost in the sinking of Hood. After the war all his siblings (Lily, Jean, Kathy, William, and Marion) eventually ended up returning to Canada with all living in Medicine Hat for periods of time.

Additional Photographs
None at this time.

Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

Photos of the memorial

Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England

Photos of the memorial

The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)

Percy's name is in Column 3 of Panel 59.

Detail of Percy's name.

Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
His nephew, Denis Hoffman (information & photo, March 2014)