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YOUNG, Leslie Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6608 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southport, Tasmania, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, near Boursies, France, 6 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Originally buried near Louverval having died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6608, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6608, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6608, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Francis Thomas And Esther E. Young of Hythe, Tasmania; brother of Walter William Young MM who was killed in action on 3 May 1917 at Bullecourt while serving with the 26th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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