Help please with a missing Uncle

[Allan]

I have hit a brick wall with my Uncle Percy.
Percy William Young was born in Brighton in 1900. He married Elzabeth Dilloway in 1924 and was at some point in the Marines but I cannot find a death for him or any children being born.
I understand he did die youngish (no pun intended).
There is another Young/Dilloway marriage in Surrey with offspring but this has been checked and is a coincidence.
Any help would be appreciated.
Many thanks

[Christine in Herts]

There was someone of a very similar name in the Australian casualties of WW1 (CWGC) - but, of course, that doesn't fit the dates.

Christine

[Christine in Herts]

I had a look on TNA search... (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/s...earch.aspx?j=t)

Name Young, Percy William
Register Number: 15729
Division: Royal Marine Artillery: Continuous Service
When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 12 June 1917
Date 27 January 1900 (that's almost certainly DoB)
Catalogue reference ADM 159/91

Dept Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
Series Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service
Piece 215394 - 215939
Image contains 1 document of many for this catalogue reference.

It costs £3.50 to download.

[Allan]

Hi Christine, I am sitting here in amazement at the speed of your searching. Many thanks.

[Christine in Herts]

It's probably more a question of having some ideas of where to look, rather than actually being particularly quick! .... But I do appreciate favourable comments like that!

Christine

[Allan]

Sorry to bump this but has anyone had any luck finding a death or children?
I have tried all the sites I know. My vague memory is that he died late 50s early 60s.

[Christine in Herts]

In that era, deaths were recorded with only the fist name in full - others with just the initials - and the age-at-death.

Percy W YOUNG...
1940 ~ Jun Q ~ age 40 ~ Edmonton

This is the only one out of the set registered in England & Wales with an age which suggests birth around 1900, apart from one Percy Charles W Young, b 9 Jan 1902, d 1977 Mar Q, Stroud.

Christine

[Allan]

Many thanks Christine. Much appreciated. He died much earlier than I thought. At least i can get his certificate now.