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YOUNG, Stuart Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1152 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Hyde Park, SA, 14 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman / Bread Carter |
| Died: | 27 April 1981, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation only |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1152, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1152, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 1152 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 1152 | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
Personal Stories
Military Medal
Displayed exceptional bravery and devotion to duty during the operations at POZIERES of the 2nd Aust. Div. in Albert area. He was called out several times daily to repair his lines often under heavy shell fire and on the night 4th/5th August he twice passed through a barrage of fire and repaired lines to 5th Infantry Brigade
Submitted 22 January 2016 by Daryl Jones
Biography
Son of John Archibald YOUNG and Annie nee CONDY
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