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Telford is the elder brother of Charles Mackenzie YOUNG (listed on this website). Telford was a Captain in the Boer War with the 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers. Prior to that, he had been Aide-de-camp to Sir Frederick Matthew Darley, Lieutenant-Governor of NSW. - Courtesy of W Holden

Capt. Young, who was the eldest son of the late Mr. E. M. Young, general manager for the A.M. and A. Co., was 39 years of age at the time of his death. He was, we understand, a native of Adelaide, but was educated at Harrow (England), and afterwards, joining the militaty service, he spent nine or 10 years in India with his regiment, the 16th Lancers whose fame echoes through militray circles. After severing his connections with the regiment, Capt. Young came to Australia, aud acted as aide-de-camp for Lord Hampden, the Governor. Afterwards he came to the Inverell district, and took part in the management of Myall Creek.

When the Boer war broke out the Colonel of the 16th Lancers cabled to Capt Young offering him the command of his former troops, and he thereupon left Inverell for the scene of hostilities. He was in good health when he left here but not so when he returned 12 or 18 mouths later. He was then suffering fiom a severe cold, which permanently affected his lunge, and he has suffered more or less ever since.

Deceased was married a few years ago to the daughter ot Major-General French, and leaves a widow and one child. Mrs. Young has been with her husband at Myall Creek during his recent severe illuess He was well and ill by turns; on Thursday last he was
up aud about, but on Friday he became seriously unwell, and on Saturday it was seen that his case was hopeless. This, indeed, he realised himself, as be wired good-bye to Mr. Fiuley McRae, at Deniliquin.

Death occurred at 1 o'clock on Sunday... - The Inverell Times (NSW : 1899 - 1907, 1909 - 1942, 1952 - 1954), 30 August, p. 2.