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India Four Two
 
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Warmtoast,

Yes. Frederic Youens was a (2nd?) cousin to my grandfather. My family comes from the High Wycombe area. Youens Road in High Wycombe is named after him and he is one of two VCs commemorated in the name of Fraser Youens House at the Royal Grammar School. Both my grandfather and my father went to RGSHW.

Frederick was a very brave fellow. Won his VC for tossing German grenades out of a trench. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Youens

He is buried in Railway Dugouts Cemetary, SE of Ypres. It’s on my itinerary for when I do a battlefield tour.

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