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YOUNG, John Hume
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2760 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot 1V, Row N, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: A loving husband and father who gave his life for his country, Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maylands War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2760, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2760, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2760, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Mary A. Young of Selkirk, Scotland; husband of Harriet Thripland Young of 10 Mavis Bank, Selkirk, Scotland previously of York Street, Maylands, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal