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YOUNG, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1196 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Preston, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Preston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Special Memorial B, Grave 12 Headstone inscription reads:In Honour's nae he crossed the sea, for freedoms cause died nobly, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1196, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1196, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1196, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Elizabeth Mary Young of 'Palm Cottage' Norman Street, Northcote, Victoria; brother of Violet Young of Preston, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal