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William Frederick YOUNG

Regimental number2926
Place of birthNorth Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolNaremburn Public School, New South Wales
ReligionCongregational
OccupationStonemason
AddressNaremburn, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs May Gwendoline Young, Cullen Street, Lane Cove, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of illness (infection resulting from Otitis Media - Inflamation of the Middle ear).
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Date of death3 August 1919
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialGore Hill Cemetery, New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, New South Wales. Wife: May Gwendoline YOUNG

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