Young Sidney

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Biografie:
Sidney Young (1869 – 1957)
The late Sidney Young had taken no active part in Club affairs for many years prior to his death on June 27, 1957, and, probably, knew but few of its present members. He had, however, always preserved an interest in mountaineering activities, never missed reading the ALPINE JOURNAL, and, if referred to, was ever ready to correspond on Club matters, his memory for past events being very acute. In his will he kindly left the Club the sum of £ 200.
He was born on November 11, 1869, the youngest of a family of nine, His father, a silk merchant in London, died when he was quite young leaving the family badly off, and Sidney Young had to leave school early, to go into business at the age of IS. He joined the newly-formed River Plate Fresh Meat Co., one of the pioneers of the Argentine Chilled Meat trade, and he eventually became Chairman of the British & Argentine Meat Co. and subsidiary companies. During the First World War he visited the Argentine and Brazil on behalf of the British Government to try to increase meat supplies, which he accomplished, and was later awarded the C.B.E. Afterwards, he went to the Ministry of Food as Director of Meat Supplies. He also did a great deal towards raising funds for the Red Cross and at the invitation of G.H.Q. he visited France about the time of the commencement of the battle of the Somme. On his retirement from business he interested himself in local affairs, on the District Council, the Wilderness Golf Club, Sevenoaks Hospital and much else besides.
He was very keen on all forms of sport; in his youth a good Rugger forward; played an excellent game of tennis, and represented Kent on several occasions ; was a keen golfer and a good bridge player. But his ruling passion was undoubtedly mountaineering. For many years he would spend his summer holidays in the Alps and he had been elected to the Alpine Club in 1912. His favourite climbing district was the Valais and in 1921 he read a paper to the Club on the Schalligrat.*) He wrote the obituary notice of M. F. Ryan in A.J. 59·p. 8o, and to within a few weeks of his death he was writing of his hopes of being able to attend some of the Club's Centenary celebrations. He had celebrated his Diamond Wedding the year before. We are indebted to his son in the Argentine, Mr. J. P. Young, for information about his father.
T. S. Blakeney
*) A.J. 35·p. 225 .
Quelle: Alpine Journal Vol. 63. Nr. 297, 1958, Seite 239-240


Geboren am:
11.11.1869
Gestorben am:
27.06.1957