Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA Name: YOUNG, GRIFFIN JAMES Initials: G J Nationality: Canadian Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 412 Sqdn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 25/08/1944 Service No: J/88753 Additional information: Son of James Lewis Young and Annie Elizabeth Young, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave 439 C. Cemetery: LES HOGUES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Spitfire LFIX MK576 33MU 19-3-44 412 Sq 22-6-44 CAC ops 29-6-44 Hit by flak on sweep FTR 13-8-44 W/O G J Young killed - Thought to have been shot by the Gestapo as a PoW