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YOUNG, William Lancelot
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2504 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Dimboola, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rainbow State School and Auburn State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wytschaete Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Mosman St Kirk Presbyterian Church Honour Board, Rainbow War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2504, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2504, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, London Gazette, page 12109 at position 5 | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Captain, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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