Regimental number | 1939 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mortchup, Victoria |
School | Mortchup State School No. 1561, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mortchup Post Office, Mortchup, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, George Young, Mortchup Post Office, Mortchup, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Son of George and Lillian Harriet (nee Shields) Young After his return from the war took up a soldier settlement at Trawalla (586 acres) and worked on it until his health failed him. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Place of burial | Carngham Cemetery, Victoria |