Albert James YOUNG

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Service Number:	5487
Enlisted:	16 December 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Long Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Long Gully State School No. 2120, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Assevillers New British Cemetery Plot XII, Row A, Grave No. 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

16 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5487, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5487, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides
8 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5487, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5487, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
24 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5487, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5487, 57th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
30 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5487, 57th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
30 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 5487, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5487 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-30

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