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YOUNG, Thomas
| Service Number: | 4197 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Magill, Adelaide, South Australia , 25 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4197, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4197, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 4197, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Thomas Young
Private Thomas Young was a returned soldier who served for Australia in World War 1 in the 48th Battalion. He was born on the 25th of May 1889 in Magill, Adelaide, South Australia. His parents were Agnes Hillocks and Thomas Young. His mother lived on Kensington Terrace, Kensington, South Australia when he went to war. He enlisted on the 20th of August 1915. Thomas Young was 27 and 3 months when he enlisted. He was 5’7, weighed 126 pounds, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes and autumn coloured hair. He was not married. He worked as a salesman before he went to war. Young’s service number was 4197. He was admitted to hospital on the 13th of July 1916 for debility, meaning he had a physical weakness. He was discharged from hospital on the 18th of July 1916. Interestingly, he went back into hospital on the 18th of July 1916, the same day he was first discharged. He spent another seven days there for debility again. On the 4th of October 1918 he had a court trial and was sentenced to 90 days FP (Field Punishment). A medical report issued on the 29th of June 1919 mentioned that he had a head wound. On the 29th of June 1919 he returned to Port Napier in Australia. I have been unsuccessful in locating any death records of Private Thomas Young. The National Archives has some casualty records. He recieved the Victory Medal for serving the country.