Charles Edward YOUNG

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YOUNG, Charles Edward

Service Number:	8269
Enlisted:	14 June 1915, From AWM Roll of Honour
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Shannon (Mallala area), South Australia, 27 April 1893
Home Town:	Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Alberton Public School
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Hit By A Shell, Corbie, France, 20 May 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Aubigny British Cemetery Row D, Grave 10, Aubigny British Cemetery, Aubigny, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

14 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8269, 2nd Field Bakery and Butchery, From AWM Roll of Honour
1 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery
30 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 8269, embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT Suffolk with 19th Australian Army Service Corps Field Bakery and Butchery
30 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 8269, HMAT Suffolk ex Sydney
5 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Bakery and Butchery
22 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reverted to Private at own request and transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion
22 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8269, 5th Pioneer Battalion, 22/09/1917 reverted to the rank of Private - at his own request - France; and transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion
20 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8269, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Killed in Action near Corbie, France

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Born: 27 April 1893 in Shannon (Mallala area), South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 520 Page: 482 District: Gil).

Father William Young and Mother Louisa Young (nee Carslake - b.22/7/1869 Lower Light),
he lived with his parents at Ottoway Plains, Rosewater, SA on enlisting.

Siblings:
William Hurtle Kintore Young (b. 26/01/1891 Long Plains, SA)

Charles was described on enlisting as 22 years 6 months of age; 5' 8 3/4" tall; 164 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Congregational

14/06/1915 enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA

15/06/1915 appointed to Field Bakery at Mitcham Camp

01/09/1915 promoted to Corporal, Field Bakery

30/11/1915 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT Suffolk
as a Corporal with 19th Australian Army Service Corps Field Bakery
and Butchery

05/03/1916 promoted to Sergeant, 2nd Field Bakery

During his baking time from early March 1916 until September 1917 he worked in the
Australian bakery at Calais, France that was producing some 26,000 items per day.

27/03/1916 proceeded overseas to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
23/03/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France

22/09/1917 reverted to the rank of Private - at his own request - France
and transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion

25/09/1917 taken on strength 5th Pioneer Battalion

02/02/1918 granted furlo (leave) to England
18/02/1918 rejoined battalion in the field

20/05/1918 killed in action near Corbie, France
buried in:     Aubingy Military Cemetery, France
                   Row D, Grave 10
                   (next to Private 2345 Archibald Duncan Bowie, 5th Pioneer Battalion)

His name is commemorated on Panel 175 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.

Medals: British War medal (27018), Victory medal (26842)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (345799)

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/04/2017. Lest we forget.

Biography

A 22 year old baker prior to enlisting on 14 June 1915, he was promoted to Corporal on 1 September 1915 and embarked for overseas with the 19th Australian Army Service Corps Field Bakery and Butchery from Sydney on 30 November 1915 aboard HMAT Suffolk. While serving in France with the 2nd Field Bakery, he was promoted to Sergeant on 5 March 1916 and then on 22 September 1917 reverted to the rank of Private at his own request and transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion. He was killed in action near Corbie, France on 20 May 1918 and is buried in the Aubingy Military Cemetery, France.

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