Sir John McIntosh Young AC, KCMG, (17 December 1919 – 6 October 2008) was an Australian jurist.
On the day after the Second World War broke out in September 1939 he joined the Horse Cavalry, then after officer training at Royal Military College, Sandhurst he asked to be transferred to the Scots Guards (1940-1946).
[1] On return to Australia, he did a law degree at the University of Melbourne, and was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1948.
Sir John Young died on 6 October 2008, survived by two daughters and a son, and their families.
[2] In 1989 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for his services to the law and the Crown.