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YOUNG, Edwin George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7830 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 January 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Waverley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician & Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, France, 1 January 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France Plot X, Row C, Grave 9B, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7830 | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 7830, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 7830, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Involvement Private, 7830, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7830 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-01-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales as 3145 Private Young 10th Reinforcements 13th Battalion in 1915. Embarked to Egypt on 30 September 1915 but was invalided back to Australia with Myocardioitis. Recovered and re-enlisted and embarked to France.
Also served in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces, service number N73292
19 December 1918 - Admitted to hospital with Meningitis
Medlas: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Later re-issued with teh British WAr MedalandVictory Medal