James YOUNG

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Service Numbers:	1416, 1416A, 1416A, 1416
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blackfriars, London, 1876
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 50. No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1416, 1416A, Enlisted at Toowoomba
13 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1416A, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1416A, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1416, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1416 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-08

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Also served 12 years in the Royal Navy

19 May 1915 - Wounded in action - gunshot wound to the head and jaw

4 June 1915 - Awarded 8 days detention for being in Alexandria fter hours, breaking out of hospitla whilst a patient, improperly dressed and drunk

14 June 1915 - Embarked at Alexandria for Gallipoli

20 July 1915 - Rejoined Battalion

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal