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206374 Sjt. Edward John Young British Army 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from:Clogher, County Tyrone (d.1st July 1916) My Great Uncle, Serjeant Edward John Young, died on July 1, 1916 aged 35, at the Battle of the Somme fighting for freedom with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers with the 36th Ulster Division of the British Empire trying to take the Thiepval Plateau. He died with his men, and his family would like his name to be forever remembered as a proud Irish farmer that fought for freedom. He is buried in the Bray Vale British Cemetery, in the village of Bray-Sur-Somme, France, having been moved there in 1923 from the Fields of Thiepval where he fell in defense of freedom. I visited his grave, the first member of my family to do so on September 13, 2010, and it was one of the most moving experiences of my life. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**