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YOUNG, Alfred Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3524 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, 25 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barge-hand |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3524, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3524, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 27 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Alf who had lied about his age at enlistment was only 19 when he achieved the rank of Corporal - now in the 52nd Battalion | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded Corporal, Villers-Bretonneux, Machine gun fire left Alf with severe wounding to both hands, arms and severe compound fractures to his right leg | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded Corporal, Villers-Bretonneux, Machine gun fire left Alf with severe wounding to both hands, arms and severe compound fractures to his right leg |
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