2AM Hubert Young

[Perth Digger]

I am trying to find biographical details on the above (sometimes described as Herbert Young). I have the information from Vault, Airhistory and the newspapers, but have not been able to confirm him from Ancestry. He may be the Hubert Young born c.1877 in Leigh-on-Sea, who in 1911 had been married for five years, with 1 son, living in Leigh-on-Sea and employed as a Carpenter and joiner. I have been unable to find any military details for him on Ancestry. Any help gratefully received.

Thanks

Mike

[Allan1892]

Have you seen his service record? (images courtesy of Find My Past)

[Allan1892]

If this is 'your man' this is him with his parents in the 1911 Census (image courtesy of Ancestry)

[mickdavis]

I have him as being killed near Beverley in the crashed of 36 RS Curtiss JN3 A3280 (engine 1173/WD7837) - flew into a cloud and came out in a spin

[topgun1918]

As per Mick's post, the incident was with No 36 Reserve Squadron, Beverely (although I have it as a Curtiss JN-4) on 30 April 1917; the Curtiss got into clouds and emerged in a spinning nose-dive; the machine was completely wrecked; pilot Ok & 42868 2/AM H Young killed.

Graeme

 

[Perth Digger]

Thanks all, I'd got the wrong man. 

Graeme: all the materials I've seen says he was piloting the plane alone. The consensus was that he had become disoriented in the cloud.

Mike