YOUNG, William
| Service Number: | 3660 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | George Heriot's School, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Marine Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 28 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXII, Row F, Grave No. 16A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3660, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3660, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3660, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3660, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3660 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William was born in Kelso, Scotland and had come to Australia when he was about 22 years old in 1907. He was living in Sydney and was a marine engineer, working about the SS Kokori.
He joined the 2nd Battalion and was seriously wounded in the back at Pozieres during August 1916. He was evacuated to England and was treated for twelve months before he rejoined his unit in Belgium on 12 September 1917.
William Young was mortally wounded by an aerial German bomb landing on his tent at the Belgian Chateau Segard near Ypres, France on 27 October 1917. Some German planes came over the 2nd Battalion camp lines on this date and several bombs hit two or three tents, killing over 20 men outright and wounding many more.
William was severely wounded in the arms and legs during the incident and though removed to the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station he died of his wounds the next day.