Clement Robert YOUNG

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Service Number:	2665
Enlisted:	2 October 1916, Enlisted at Claremont
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Forcett, Tasmania, 1895
Home Town:	Forcett, Sorell, Tasmania
Schooling:	Forcett State School, Tasmania
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery:	Poelcapelle British Cemetery Plot 111, Row A, Grave 27, Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sorell War Memorial

2 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2665, Enlisted at Claremont
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2665, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2665, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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18 April 1917 - Wounded in action

15 June 1917 - Wounded in action, 2 occasion. Gunshot wound to the face and right side

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal