Regimental number | 3145 |
Place of birth | Strathfield, New South Wales |
School | Christian Brothers Roman Catholic School, Waverly, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Adelaide Parade, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, E G Young, Raitnzy Archer Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted as #3145 Private Young 10th Reinforcements 13th Battalion in 1915. Embarked to Egypt on 30 September 1915 but was invalided back to Australia. Recovered and re-enlisted as #7830, 35th Battalion, and embarked to France. Died of unspecifed illness on 1 January 1919. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Edward George Young on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Le Dreport, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Family/military connections | Uncle: No.3537 James Henry Young, 1st Battalion, killed in action at Fleurbaix, France on 10 May 1916 and No.6104, Alexander Robert Young, 2nd Battalion, killed in action at Bullecourt, France on 8 May 1917. Cousins: A.H. Young, 1st Battalion, Reg Hardcastle, 4th Battalion, C.R. Mahoney M.M., 2nd Battalion all killed in action and Harold Young, 17th Battalion and T. Curran died of illness, the latter in Liverpool, England. |