William James YOUNG

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Service Number:	3680
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 January 1879
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 August 1916, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	Becourt Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row U, Grave 12,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3680, Enlisted at Brisbane
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3680, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3680, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
7 Aug 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 3680, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3680 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-07

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Held a Degree in Engineering

19 March 1916 - Transferred to 2 Pioneer Battalion

4 April 1916 - Rank of Corporal confirmed

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal