YOUNG, Vivian Claude
| Service Number: | 1200 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nymagai, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (Tuberculosis), New South Wales, Australia, 13 March 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Wentworth Falls General Cemetery Roman Catholic Section, Row C, Grave 23, Wentworth Falls General Cemetery, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1200, Rosehill, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1200, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1200, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 18 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1200, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Percy and Neita Young of Manly and Stanmore
He enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
17 July 1915 - Returned to Australia on board Kyarra. Invalided back suffering from Pythisis
Medals - 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Cause of death was Pulmony Tuberculosis
"Death of a Soldier.
At Wentworth Falls on Tuesday last, the solumn rites of the burial service was read over the body of Private Vivian Claude Young, son of Sergt. Young, in charge of the Mounted Police at Forbes. Deceased who was a member of the First Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, contracted pneumonia whilst being trained in Egypt. He was sent to Zeitoum Hospital, and recovered sufficiently to be included in the first draft that sailed for the Dardanelles. He contracted a relapse, and was invalided back to Heliopollis, remaining there 13 weeks, being discharged in time to join in the final attempt to force the Dardanelles. For the third time the dreaded germ gripped him, and he was then invalided back to Australia on the steamer "Kyarra," with 239 other unfortunates. The young hero made a stern fight for health, but the chill hand of the white plague would not be denied, and he entered into the Valley of the Shadow of Death on the 13th instant, mourned by all who knew him. The body was carried shoulder high, from his parents residence to the Catholic Cemetery at Wentworth Falls, by relays of local residents and returned soldiers. A great number followed, including the pupils from the Public school, their presence by the cortege being a fitting tribute to one who had given his life for his country. The cortege was headed by a squad of returned soldiers from Wentworth Falls, Katoomba and Blackheath; and, as the procession wended slowly toward the cemetery, with the coffin draped in the glorious flag of freedom the Union Jack there came the sorrow of a sad bereavement, yet, withal, the uplifting knowledge that Vivian Claude Young had nobly executed his duty. The Rev. Father Considine conducted the burial service, the solemn utterances of the good Priest touching the hearts of those who mourned. "Echo" joins the community in tendering to the bereaved parents a heartfelt sympathy. Sergt. and Mrs. Young desire to place on record their appreciation of the great kindness extended to them by the Wentworth Falls folk, stating that they can find no words adequate to express their thanks. It might be mentioned that Sergt. Young has another son in the fighting Thirteenth." - from the Blue Mountain Echo 24 Mar 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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