A number of the images depict Gibraltar, the remainder relate to Young's service in Woolwich, Shoeburyness, and elsewhere in the U.K.
Young collection on Gibraltar
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- ReferenceGB 115 RCS/Y3016A
- Dates of Creation1885-1888
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 album(s) 72 images in 1 album photograph; watercolour
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Francis Henry Young was born in 1865. A lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, he later served in Egypt, Hong Kong, Malta and India. Young retired as a major in 1907.
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
Purchased for 25s. in 1955.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.
Alternative Form Available
This collection is available on microfiche: Middle East, fiche numbers 1-2.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
The album has been rebound, it originally contained the inscription: 'F.H. Young ... 20.7.85 - 17.12.85 Gibraltar: 17.12.85 - 21.7.86 Woolwich: 27.7.87 - 16.1.88 Shoeburyness'.
Bibliography
Young has been identified from: Morgan, Frederick Cyril (1914), List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from June, 1862, to June, 1914, with appendices, vol. II., new edition, Sheffield: [s.n.], p.110-111.
Additional Information
This collection level description was entered by KS and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue. Antony Hill kindly assisted in the identification of some of the sketches and photographs.
Young, Francis Henry, 1865-1932, soldier