Young was born at 55 Chamberlayne Road , Eastleigh , Hampshire , the third of four children of Edwin Young ( 1878 -- 1936 ) , a builder and contractor , and his wife Gertrude Mary ( née Brown ; 1880 -- 1945 ) ; both of his elder siblings died in childhood .
Young was born in Eastleigh , Hampshire , the third of four children of Edwin Young ( 1878 -- 1936 ) , a builder and contractor , and his wife Gertrude Mary ( née Brown ; 1880 -- 1945 ) .