YOULL, Alfred
| Service Number: | 3932 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England , 12 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Port Pirie Hospital, South Australia, 15 July 1952, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia CP1, lot 175, grave 4 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3932, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3932, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3932, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3932, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Alfred (Taff) YOULL was born on 14.02.1885 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England to John and Eleanor YOULL (nee WILKINSON).
He migrated to Australia between 1901 and 1910. He was a bricklayer by trade and after the war, worked at the Port Pirie smelter as a mason.
He married Selena Agnes BALL on 21.01.1910 at her mother’s residence at Port Pirie.
Alfred YOULL joined the AIF on 28.09.1915 and was given service number 3932. He was attached to the 9th reinforcements of the 27th Battalion. He went overseas to England and served on the Western Front in Both France and Belgium.
He was discharged from the AIF in 1918 due to ongoing knee problems which was diagnosed as arthritis. He was discharged as medically unfit for overseas service and medically unfit for home service for a period of 6 months.