Regimental number | 3006 |
Place of birth | Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland |
School | Palmer's School, Essex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Rushton, Lockhart, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, James Young, Gifford's Cross, Carringham, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, England |
Previous military service | Served for two years (1912-13) in the Essex Territorials. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row G, Grave No. 4), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth YOUNG |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |