YOUNG, Alexander
| Service Numbers: | 7518, 217 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Duthil, Carrbridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 5 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Merchant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jordan Valley, Jericho, Palestine., France, 17 July 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 7518, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 7518, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 16 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 217, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1st Australian Light Horse
formerly Australian Army Service Corps
He was 31 and the son of James and Jessie Young.
He is one of 13 Australian casualties of the Great War commemorated on the Grantown-on-Spey War Memorial.
Grantown-on-Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Granndach) is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles south-east of Inverness.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother fell whilst serving with British forces; he was Private W J Young, aged 19, 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders- Service No: 2488 - Date of Death: 23/07/1916- CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
The brothers are remembered on the Carrbridge War Memorial, their native village in the Scottish Highlands. W J Young is remembered as simply John Young.
They are also remembered on the family grave in Carrbridge Cemetery.
Carrbridge (Scots: Carrbrig, Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Chàrr) is a village in Badenoch and Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands. It lies off the A9 road on the A938 road, west of Skye of Curr, southeast of Tomatin, near Bogroy.
Biography
"Mr. A. N. Ezzy, of Moree, has received word that Pte. A. Young, who was well known in the town, had been killed in action. Before going to the war Pte. Young was a partner in the fruit and confectionery business carried on by McDonald and Young." - from the Tamworth Daily Observer 07 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
"Private Alexander Young (formerly of the firm of McDonald and Young, Moree) was killed in action in Palestine on July 15th." - from the Inverell Times 09 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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