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James YOUNG

Regimental number3006
Place of birthFenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
SchoolPalmer's School, Essex, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressRushton, Lockhart, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, James Young, Gifford's Cross, Carringham, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, England
Previous military serviceServed for two years (1912-13) in the Essex Territorials.
Enlistment date14 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTyne 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

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