YOUNG, Charles Lyle
| Service Number: | 538 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Corowa, Corowa Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Geelong, College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Manaager |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 July 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row E, Grave 1, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corowa War Memorial, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Mulwala War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 538, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 538, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 538, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 538 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-03 |
Early life
In Barnawartha on Sunday the 12th of March 1893, Charles Lyle Young was born to Robert Edward Young and Beatrice nee McNicoll of Lansell Road, Toorak. He lived on a farm working for his parents throughout his early life up to the year 1909. When at 16 years old, he went to study at Geelong College as a boarder. Charles only studied at the college till 1910, when he left school to work as a station overseer at Brell Plains Station, Corowa, New South Wales. Before the war started, he also had worked at a stock and station agent’s office. Prior to enlistment, he had gained four years of military experience with the Senior Cadets. Also, he was well-known throughout Riverina as a good horseman, cricket and tennis player.
Submitted 20 April 2021 by Matthew Colman
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