Peter Charles YOUNG

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Service Number:	3993
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hawsburn, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Scotch College, Melbourne
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 20 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3993, Enlisted at Melbourne
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3993, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3993, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
20 Aug 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3993, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3993 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-20

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Also served in the 46th Brighton Rifles, Citizen Military Forces

5 July 1915 - Parents sign letter of consent for Peter to join the AIF

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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