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YOUNG, Francis Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4631 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Guildford, Western Australia, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bassendean War Memorial, Guildford War Memorial, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4631, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4631, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4631, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 4631, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4631 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother 3517 Private Frederick William Young 11th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Pozieres 25 July 1916, age 33. Their parents were William Young and Mrs. Amelia Law Young, 33 Charles St. Maylands WA. The father died in 1917 and mother Amelia in 1921.
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