YOUNG, James
| Service Number: | 1428 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Stirlingshire, Kiloyth, Scotland, 13 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | West Wallsend, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Mine accident - rock fall, Belmont, New South Wales, Australia, 14 September 1937, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Belmont Cemetery, NSW Uniting (Methodist) Old - Row A. Plot 44. |
| Memorials: | West Wallsend Presbyterian Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1428, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1428, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1428, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 27 Nov 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, German Spring Offensive 1918, Dernancourt, 1st April, 1918 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On reaching the outskirts of a village with a patrol, two machine guns opened fire 15 yaard to his right and a post faced him in front. He immediately dealt with the situation sending a section against the guns and leading an assault on the post himself forcing them to beat a hasty retreat.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 | |
| 23 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 2nd MD - due to severe wounding at Dernacourt |
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From Gary Mitchell
Served bravely and suffered during The Great War, died tragically, resting at Belmont General Cemetery.
On the Thursday afternoon of the 16th September 1937, Lieutenant James Young (M.C., D.C.M., M.I.D.), miner from Powell Street, West Wallsend, New South Wales and Main Road, Belmont, N.S.W., father of one (Margaret), was laid to rest at Belmont Cemetery, age 48. Uniting (Methodist) Old - Row A. Plot 44.
Born at Stirlingshire, Kiloyth, Scotland on the 13th May 1889, (not confirmed), to George and Sarah Young; husband of Robina Anderson Young nee Wilson (married 1913, West Wallsend, N.S.W., died 1978, district unknown), James enlisted November 1914 at Liverpool, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 10.10.1915 (pyrexia, also known as fever), 11.5.1916 (urethritis, an inflammation of the urethra).
Wounded in action - 2.8.1916 (SW head), 5.4.1918 (SW back, head, penetrating chest wound (lung), right foot, left thigh, severe).
Invalided to England 19.4.1918.
Mentioned in Despatches, (Company Sergeant Major) 10th April 1916.
Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal, (Company Sergeant Major) 14th November 1916.
Awarded Military Cross, (Lieutenant) 26th July 1918.
James was invalided home December 1918, being discharged on the 23rd May 1919.
Mr. Young’s name has been inscribed on the West Wallsend and District Soldier's Memorial and the West Wallsend Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour (photo, unveiled on the 8th July 1917, 60 names originally inscribed, 68 names now inscribed, 13 Fallen).
The tragic circumstances of James’s death were reported.
I have placed poppies at the gravesite of this WW1 Hero in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King and Country.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
Lest We Forget.
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