George Edward William (Eddie) YOUNG

YOUNG, George Edward William

Service Number: 1726
Enlisted: 15 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 2nd Australian Remount Unit
Born: Wongrabelle, Victoria, 20 September 1892
Home Town: Towamba, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Towamba School
Occupation: Groom
Died: Sydney, New South Wales, 4 March 1962, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Eden and District War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1915: Enlisted Holsworthy, New South Wales
10 Nov 1915: Involvement Trooper, 1726, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915: Embarked Trooper, 1726, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, HMAT Orsova, Sydney

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Biography

George Edward (Eddie) William Young was linked with the early pioneering days of the Eden district.

He was a great grandson of Captain Stevenson, who was a Captain with the Imlays brothers who owned whaling stations and held large pastoral holdings in the Eden NSW district.

Eddie lived his young days on Towamba Station where his father was Manager.

He attended Towamba School and left to go to the 1914-18 War where he served in the Light Horse Division in Egypt.

During his last years he lost sight as an effect of the War.

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