William Cecil YOUNG

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Service Numbers:	2285, 2285
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Narara, New South Wales, 1892
Home Town:	Gosford, Gosford Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Ourimbah Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot 11, Row C, Grave 69, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ourimbah Memorial Arch

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2285, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2285, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2285, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney

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11 November 1915 - Taken on strength 20 Battalion at Gallipoli

9 January 1916 - Disembarked at Alexandria

10 March 1916 - Embarked at Alexandria to join BEF

25 March 1916 - Disembarked agt Marseilles

5 August 1916 - Wounded in action

Medals: 1914*15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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