| Regimental number | 7830 |
| Place of birth | Strathfield, New South Wales |
| School | Christian Brothers (Roman Catholic) School, Waverly, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Chatswood, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr E G Young, Raithby, 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 | 3rd Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 7330 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th 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 and embarked to France. Died of unspecifed illness on 1 January 1919. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Le Dreport, France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Mont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 98), Le Treport, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin George and Kate YOUNG |
| Family/military connections | Uncle: 3537 James Henry YOUNG, 1st Bn, killed in action, Fleurbaix, France, 10 May 1916; 6104, Alexander Robert YOUNG, 2nd Bn, killed in action at Bullecourt, France, 8 May 1917. Cousins: A.H. YOUNG, 1st Bn, Reg HARDCASTLE, 4th Bn; C.R. Mahoney MM, 2nd Bn, all killed in action; Harold YOUNG, 17th Bn, and T. CURRAN, died of illness.~ |
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