YOUNG, Isabel Luella
Age at Death: 19
Rank Leading Aircraftwoman
Unit Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division
Service Number W306370
Place of Burial Pointe Claire Lakeview Memorial Gardens, PQ
Date of Birth 1923.07.23
Place of Birth Lachine PQ
Enlistment August 27, 1942, Montreal PQ
Date of Death 1943.03.05
Daughter of Douglas and Isabel Luella Young, of Montreal
Isabel was an only child who was educated in both French and English. Her father died prior to the war. Her RCAF evaluation was mixed, with the medical officer writing, “Slightly less than average intelligence. Not very impressive,” while the interviewing officer assessed, “A good type of applicant. Intelligent and seems reliable.” She was taken on as a cook, and attended the School of Cookery in Guelph, Ontario.
Beginning in December 1942, she was hospitalized repeatedly. A lung infection was eventually diagnosed as pneumonia, which caused her death in March 1943. Her mother wrote to the Estates Branch complaining that the RCAF’s $70 honorarium for burial expenses was insufficient; a reply came explaining that the amount was fixed, with no exceptions.
