Cape Breton Post June 30, 2008 Letters to the Editor Young soldier's story engraved in memory Elsworth Young (1897-1916) was a young soldier with Nova Scotia's famed 25th Battalion when he died during the Battle of the Somme in the fall of 1916. He was a Cape Bretoner whose mother, Emma Young, lived in Glace Bay at the time he enlisted in 1915. My lifelong interest in the Great War, and particularly Nova Scotia's part in it, began almost a half-century ago as I listened to the riveting war stories of a Marble Mountain great-uncle who had fought in the 25th with two brothers. I found all of my uncle's stories of life in the trenches mesmerizing but none more so than his account of the circumstances surrounding the death of his friend, Elsworth Young. I understand that relatives of Elsworth Young may still live in Glace Bay. I am keen to pass on the memories of Elsworth that were conveyed by my uncle in the 1960s and to learn more about the young man who went off to Flanders in 1915 and never came home. I can be reached by phone at (902) 304-0493 or by mail at 2074 Old Route 5, Big Bras d'Or, N.S. B1X 1H1. Alan MacLeod Big Bras d'Or and Victoria, B.C. WRITE TO US: Email: letters@cbpost.com Website: www.cbpost.com Fax: 902-562-7077 Post: The Cape Breton Post Letters to the Editor Box 1500, 255 George St., Sydney, NS B1P 6K6 The Cape Breton Post welcomes letters on matters of public interest for publication over the writer's name. Letters must state home address and phone number where authorship can be reached for verification. Letters must be no more than 300 words. Publication is at the discretion of the Post and all letters are subject to editing for readability, grammar, taste, propriety and length. To encourage a diversity of contributors and opinions, letters by same writer will not appear more frequently than twice a month. Copyright in letters and other materials submitted to the publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author, but the publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. For emailed letters, do not include attachments. Opinions expressed in letters are those of the authors. The Cape Breton Post, its publisher or publishers, and Transcontinental Nova Scotia Media Group Inc. do not necessarily endorse the views expressed therein.