Regimental number | 2248 |
Place of birth | Bootle, Liverpool, England |
School | Trent College, Derbyshire, England |
Other training | Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge College, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Schoolmaster |
Address | Shaftesbury Hotel, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Frederick Young, Gambier Terrace, Liverpool |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Went from Chine to Australia after the outbreak of the war ad after doing another man's work at a College in Tasmania finally went to Perth where he enlisted. Was badly wounded and went to England in 1916 returning to the front in November, where he later died of wounds." [Sister: Mary Young of Victoria] |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ville-Sur-Somme, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 14), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Thomas F. Young, 2130 Central Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |