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YOUNG, William Lancelot
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2504 |
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Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Dimboola, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Rainbow, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Wytschaete Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Mosman St Kirk Presbyterian Church Honour Board, Rainbow War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
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: '' | |
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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 | |
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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