Mabel Jessie Young

Civilian

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Daughter of Mrs. Dement, of 8 Home Street, Wellington, New Zealand, and of the late C. H. Dement; wife of Malcolm Henry Young. Died at Weihsien Civil Assembly Centre.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Weishien Civil Assembly Centre (seems like a poor translation!) was a Catholic Mission and Hospital, where up to 1000 civilians were interred by the Japanese in WW2. While we look for information on Mabel Young, it is worth noting that this camp is where Eric Liddell, noted Olympian ("Chariots of Fire") is also buried . He died 6 months before liberation from a brain tumor. Liddell's grave has a marker, placed around 1990, but it would seem that no other graves are marked, although a map of the cemetery does exist.

The camp, modern spelling Weixian, was in the present day city of Weifang, Shandong, China.

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Casualty

Name:

Mabel Jessie Young

Rank:

Civilian

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Civilian War Dead

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

26 January 1944

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

China

Cemetery Location:

China