Regimental number | 3905 |
Place of birth | Londonderry, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | West Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Jane Young, 11 Cameron Street, West Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Tunnelling Company, 29 September 1916. Wounded in action, 12 March 1918 (gassed), and admitted to 149th Field Ambulance; transferred to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 14 March 1918; to England, 20 March 1918, and admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, 21 March 1918; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 11 April 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 April 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT Gaika, 12 May 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 July 1918; discharged, Melbourne (premature senility), 23 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died at Caulfield Hospital, Victoria, 4 October 1924; death attributed to war service (Deputy Commissioner of Repatriation, 31 October 1924). |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Burwood Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YOUNG Hamilton |