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Hamilton YOUNG

Regimental number3905
Place of birthLondonderry, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressWest Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 11"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Jane Young, 11 Cameron Street, West Richmond, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameNo 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916)
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 25 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Discharge date23 July 1918
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 death4 October 1924
Place of burialBurwood Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, YOUNG Hamilton

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