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YOUNG, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3658 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915, Holdsworthy |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, 12 June 1881 |
| Home Town: | Beecroft, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Grave I. C. 6. INSCRIPTION - ST JOHN XV. 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beecroft War Memorial Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3658, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy | |
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| 12 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3658, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3658, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 14 Jan 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood, For bravery on morning of 26 September 1917 at Polygon Trench, he rendered assistance under a heavy barrage to a seriously wounded officer and moved him to the dressing station. Later he provided invaluable assistance to the stretcher bearers in dealing with wounded under heavy fire. | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3658, 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3658 awm_unit: 14th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 36 and the son of David Young and Isabella Fraser.
He was awarded the Military Medal 20.11.1917.
He is one of two Australian soldiers of the Great War commemorated on the Cupar War Memorial.
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