YOUNG, William Matthew O'Grady
| Service Numbers: | 9695, 208 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1900, 45th (Dublin) Company, 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, Newbridge, Ireland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Harristown/ Kilkevven, Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland, 10 March 1872 |
| Home Town: | Cronulla, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Minbern School, England and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries - GSW to chest, 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt., 28 December 1915, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 238 INSCRIPTION OF HARRISTOWN CASTLEREA, IRELAND "YES I HAVE LOVED THEE WITH AN EVERLASTING LOVE" , Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 6 Jan 1900: | Enlisted British Forces (All Conflicts), Private, 9695, 45th (Dublin) Company, 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, Newbridge, Ireland | |
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| 3 Apr 1901: | Discharged British Forces (All Conflicts), Private, 9695, 45th (Dublin) Company, 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 208, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 208, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 208, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 208, 7th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 208, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Bullet wound to chest - accidental whilst a rifle was being cleaned. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Roll of Honour Circular lists his first name as William, The war memorial in Carrickmines, Tullow Church shows his forename as Mathew.
7th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron.
Age on arrival in Australia-35
He was 41 and the son of James Young, B.A., J.P., and Grace E. Young.
Next of kin-Brother, W. O'Grady Young, Harristown, Castlereagh, Roscommon, Ireland.
Previous military service
Served for 1 year and 88 days, Imperial Yeomanry; 6.5 years, South African Constabulary; served with the Irish Yeomanry in the South African (Boer) War.
Enlistment date-29 October 1914
Place of enlistment-Liverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment-Private
AWM Embarkation Roll number-10/12/1
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 20 December 1914
Unit from Nominal Roll
2nd Light Horse Regiment
Embarked HMT 'Lutzow' and proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 15 May 1915.
Age at embarkation-42
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 9 August 1915.
Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 24 August 1915;
Promoted to Temporary Corporal, 15 October 1915;
Promoted to Corporal, 8 November 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria from HMT 'Caledonia', 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
He is remembered on the War Memorial in Tullow Church of Ireland, Brighton Road, Carrickmines, County Dublin.
Died 28/12/1915-accidentally shot-died of GSW to chest in 1st Australian General Hospital,Cairo, Egypt.
Sources-NAA: B2455, YOUNG Matthew O'Grady William
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