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YOUNG, William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1231, 2315, 2315A |
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Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Oistermouth, Swansea, UK, 1893 |
Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
Schooling: | Church of England School, Mumbles, Wales |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 58 Commemorated on the Jamestown Memorial, SA, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1231, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1231, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1231, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
19 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2315, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2315, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2315, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2315A, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2315A awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Son of George and Mary Young of Mumbles, North Swansea, Wales
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Three years prior to enlisting in the AIF he was discharged from the Compulsory Military Training for being flatfooted and blind in on eye
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal