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	Notice of the award was published in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' on 20 July 1945.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37185\|supp=y\|page=3765\|date=17 July 1945}}</ref> Young had been leading a night patrol on 23 July 1944, when he and his men found themselves in an enemy minefield. He received the full force of a mine explosion, severely injuring both legs. Despite his wounds, his encouragement enabled the majority of his men to reach safety. One of them, [[Sowar]] [[Ditto Ram]], was also posthumously awarded the GC for his actions in the same incident.<ref name=CWGC>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2098122\|title=Commonwealth War Graves Commission—Casualty details—Young, St John Graham\|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]\|accessdate=27 May ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Notice of the award was published in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' on 20 July 1945.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37185\|supp=y\|page=3765\|date=17 July 1945}}</ref> Young had been leading a night patrol on 23 July 1944, when he and his men found themselves in an enemy minefield. He received the full force of a mine explosion, severely injuring both legs. Despite his wounds, his encouragement enabled the majority of his men to reach safety. One of them, [[Sowar]] [[Ditto Ram]], was also posthumously awarded the GC for his actions in the same incident.<ref name=CWGC>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2098122\|title=Commonwealth War Graves Commission—Casualty details—Young, St John Graham\|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]\|accessdate=27 May 2008}}</ref>

	Young was born in [[Esher]] in [[Surrey]],<ref name=GCDB /> educated at [[Bloxham School]] in [[Oxfordshire]] and commissioned into the RTR in 1942.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=35433\|supp=y\|page=438\|date=23 January 1942}}</ref> He is buried in [[Arezzo War Cemetery]].<ref name=CWGC />		Young was born in [[Esher]] in [[Surrey]],<ref name=GCDB /> educated at [[Bloxham School]] in [[Oxfordshire]] and commissioned into the RTR in 1942.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=35433\|supp=y\|page=438\|date=23 January 1942}}</ref> He is buried in [[Arezzo War Cemetery]].<ref name=CWGC />

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	Notice of the award was published in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' on 20 July 1945.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37185\|supp=y\|page=3765\|date=17 July 1945}}</ref> Young had been leading a night patrol on 23 July 1944, when he and his men found themselves in ~~any~~ enemy minefield. He received the full force of a mine explosion, severely injuring both legs. Despite his wounds, his encouragement enabled the majority of his men to reach safety. One of them, [[Sowar]] [[Ditto Ram]], was also posthumously awarded the GC for his actions in the same incident.<ref name=CWGC>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2098122\|title=Commonwealth War Graves Commission—Casualty details—Young, St John Graham\|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]\|accessdate=27 May ~~2008~~}}</ref>		Notice of the award was published in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' on 20 July 1945.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37185\|supp=y\|page=3765\|date=17 July 1945}}</ref> Young had been leading a night patrol on 23 July 1944, when he and his men found themselves in an enemy minefield. He received the full force of a mine explosion, severely injuring both legs. Despite his wounds, his encouragement enabled the majority of his men to reach safety. One of them, [[Sowar]] [[Ditto Ram]], was also posthumously awarded the GC for his actions in the same incident.<ref name=CWGC>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2098122\|title=Commonwealth War Graves Commission—Casualty details—Young, St John Graham\|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]\|accessdate=27 May 2022}}</ref>

	Young was born in [[Esher]] in [[Surrey]],<ref name=GCDB /> educated at [[Bloxham School]] in [[Oxfordshire]] and commissioned into the RTR in 1942.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=35433\|supp=y\|page=438\|date=23 January 1942}}</ref> He is buried in [[Arezzo War Cemetery]].<ref name=CWGC />		Young was born in [[Esher]] in [[Surrey]],<ref name=GCDB /> educated at [[Bloxham School]] in [[Oxfordshire]] and commissioned into the RTR in 1942.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=35433\|supp=y\|page=438\|date=23 January 1942}}</ref> He is buried in [[Arezzo War Cemetery]].<ref name=CWGC />

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	* Kempton, Chris, The Victoria Crosses and George Crosses of the Honourable East India Company and Indian Army, Military Press, 2001, {{ISBN\|0-85420-309-5}}		* Kempton, Chris, The Victoria Crosses and George Crosses of the Honourable East India Company and Indian Army, Military Press, 2001, {{ISBN\|0-85420-309-5}}
	* King George V's Own Central India Horse. The story (continued) of a Local Corps. Volume 2 by Brig. A. A. Filose.		* King George V's Own Central India Horse. The story (continued) of a Local Corps. Volume 2 by Brig. A. A. Filose.

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[[Lieutenant]] '''St John Graham Young''' [[George Cross|GC]] (16 June 1921 – 24 July 1944) was a decorated [[British Army]] officer of the [[Second World War]].

He was [[Posthumous recognition|posthumous]]ly awarded the [[George Cross]], the highest [[United Kingdom|British]] (and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]) award for bravery out of combat, for his heroism in rescuing his comrades from a minefield in [[Italy]] on 23 July 1944. He was serving with the [[Royal Tank Regiment]], attached to the [[Central India Horse]], part of the [[Indian Armoured Corps]].<ref name=GCDB>{{cite web
|url=http://www.gc-database.co.uk/recipients/YoungSG.htm
|title=St. John Graham Young, GC
|publisher=George Cross database
|accessdate=25 May 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080531181535/http://www.gc-database.co.uk/recipients/YoungSG.htm  |archivedate = 31 May 2008}}</ref><ref name=GCDBlist>{{cite web
|url=http://www.gc-database.co.uk/alpha.htm
|title=George Cross Recipients - Summary Index
|publisher=George Cross database
|accessdate=25 May 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080417185521/http://www.gc-database.co.uk/alpha.htm  |archivedate = 17 April 2008}}</ref>

Notice of the award was published in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' on 20 July 1945.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37185|supp=y|page=3765|date=17 July 1945}}</ref> Young had been leading a night patrol on 23 July 1944, when he and his men found themselves in any enemy minefield. He received the full force of a mine explosion, severely injuring both legs. Despite his wounds, his encouragement enabled the majority of his men to reach safety. One of them, [[Sowar]] [[Ditto Ram]], was also posthumously awarded the GC for his actions in the same incident.<ref name=CWGC>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2098122|title=Commonwealth War Graves Commission—Casualty details—Young, St John Graham|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]|accessdate=27 May 2008}}</ref>

Young was born in [[Esher]] in [[Surrey]],<ref name=GCDB /> educated at [[Bloxham School]] in [[Oxfordshire]] and commissioned into the RTR in 1942.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35433|supp=y|page=438|date=23 January 1942}}</ref> He is buried in [[Arezzo War Cemetery]].<ref name=CWGC />

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Kempton, Chris, The Victoria Crosses and George Crosses of the Honourable East India Company and Indian Army, Military Press, 2001, {{ISBN|0-85420-309-5}}
* King George V's Own Central India Horse. The story (continued) of a Local Corps. Volume 2 by Brig. A. A. Filose.

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[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1944 deaths]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:British recipients of the George Cross]]
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Royal Tank Regiment officers]]
[[Category:British military personnel killed in World War II]]
[[Category:People educated at Bloxham School]]
[[Category:People from Esher]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Burials at Arezzo War Cemetery]]