buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal. His grave, marked with a somewhat weather-worn headstone, is in Section L/2, plot 2019. Legacy The Canadian Grenadier Guards' Junior Ranks mess has been renamed the "John Francis Young Club" in his honour and still bears his name. In Young's honour, members are required to execute a proper halt, briefly coming to attention, upon entering the Club. There is a memorial plaque to him in the Sergeants' mess. He is remembered still and honoured as one of the outstanding heroes of the Regiment's history. The Medal His VC is held by the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario. References External links John Francis Young's digitized service file Legion Magazine article List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients 1893 births 1929 deaths People from Kidderminster Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Quebec English emigrants to Canada Burials at Mount Royal Cemetery The Canadian Grenadier Guards soldiers Canadian Army soldiers Canadian Grenadier Guards Military personnel from Worcestershire