| Regimental number | 3254 |
| Place of birth | Karrabar, Queensland |
| School | Nil |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Dalbydilla, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 44 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Susan Young, Dalbydilla, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of illness at Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 13 February 1917. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Freetown |
| Age at death | 44.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
| Place of burial | Kissy Road Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 149 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Susan YOUNG, Mungallala, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3255 Pte William YOUNG, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917. |