Edward YOUNGER

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Service Number:	3163
Enlisted:	20 October 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	9 November 1973, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Murgheboluc District and School Roll of Honour

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20 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 39th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3163, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3163, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 39th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
11 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 39th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Shrapnel wound to left arm while assembling for the attack on Passchendaele. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 28 February 1918.
31 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 39th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW to left hand sustained near Mericourt l'Abbe. Evacuated to UK.
8 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 39th Infantry Battalion, RTA 11 December 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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