Regimental number | 1697 |
Place of birth | Coonamble, New South Wales |
Religion | C |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gladstone Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Ralph Young, Gladstone Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 6880 Pte Harold Bede YOUNG, 17th Bn, died of illness, Devonport, England, 8 January 1918; 4660 Pte Douglas YOUNG, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1917, disabled by wounds; 3537 Pte James Henry YOUNG, 1st Bn, died of wounds, 10 May 1916; Uncles: 1775 Pte James Henry YOUNG, 18th Bn, killed in action in France, 29 July 1916; 6104 Pte Alexander Robert YOUNG, 2nd Bn, killed in action at Bullecourt, France, 4 May 1917; Cousins: 3145 Pte Edwin George YOUNG, 13th Bn, returned to Australia and died of illness, 1 January 1919; 4240 Pte Christopher Reid MAHONEY MM, Administrative Headquarters, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919; Frank CURRAN, who died of illness. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |