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Charles Louis YOUNG

Regimental number22290
Date of birth2 June 1897
Place of birthBox Hill, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressCambridge Street, Box Hill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.8
Height5' 5.25"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, C W Young, Cambridge Street, Box Hill, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2.6 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 23, Battery 109
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/133/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Discharge date15 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karmala', 1 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 15 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War I: Service No VX98.
Date of death15 May 1965
Age at death67
SourcesNAA: B2455, YOUNG Charles Louis

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