YOUNGHUSBAND, Allan Wadham
| Service Number: | 7458 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 21 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wanganui Collegiate School, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot 1, Row C, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman St Kirk Presbyterian Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Driver, 7458, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 7458, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 7458, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 7458, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7458 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Allan Wadham YOUNGHUSBAND was born in Hawkes Bay, Napier, New Zealand on 21st August, 1891
His parents were John YOUNGHUSBAND & Edith Mildred WOOD
He enlisted in Holsworthy on 27th August, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Persic with the 5th Field Artillery, Battery 14 on the 18th November, 1915
Allan was Killed in Action in France on 3rd May, 1917 and is buried in the Queant Road Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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His brother Leigh Norman YOUNGHUSBAND served as a Major during WW1 with the Royal Artillery - he was awarded the Military Cross
He was with the King Edwards Horse (Kings Overseas Dominions Regiment) British Army
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