YOUNG, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | 6842 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia, August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rozelle Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Striker |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 7 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 182), Wiltshire, England, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6842, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6842, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6842, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 7th February........another very sad day in 1917 - 5 Australian Soldiers died in England.... Pte Young was one
Private Charles Henry Young was born at Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales around 1887 & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th October, 1916. He arrived in England for further training with 1st Battalion on 10th January, 1917.
Private Young was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital on 3rd February, 1917 with Influenza. He was reported seriously ill with Broncho Pneumonia on 5th February, 1917 but sadly died at 6.00 p.m. on 7th February, 1917 from Broncho Pneumonia.
5 AIF SOLDIERS WERE BURIED in Durrington Cemetery between 12th & 14th February, 1917. Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire contains 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers.
The full story of Pte Young can be found here...
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