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YOUNG, Martin James

Service Numbers:	3902, 3905
Enlisted:	4 May 1916
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 11 September 1882
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Pneumonia, Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 3 June 1955, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	Ararat General Cemetery
Memorials:	Invermay State School No 882 Roll of Honor

World War 2 Service

4 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3902, 29th Infantry Battalion

World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3902, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3902, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
30 Dec 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3902, 29th Infantry Battalion, From England to France, arrived on 1 January 1918.
11 Sep 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3902, From France to England for hospitalization, arrived on 12 September 1918.
24 Mar 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 29th Infantry Battalion
31 Mar 1920:	Embarked AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 3902, 29th Infantry Battalion, From England to Australia, arrived on 20 May 1920.
12 Jul 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 3905, 29th Infantry Battalion, Then returned to work for the Victorian Railways as a Leading Porter.

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