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YOUNG, Ernest Walter

Service Numbers:	1113, W27602
Enlisted:	14 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Kapunda, SA, 4 September 1888
Home Town:	Kendenup, Plantagenet Shire, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Perth, WA, 2 November 1946, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican Path LD Grave 0536
Memorials:	Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1113, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1113, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1113, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)

World War 2 Service

12 Feb 1941:	Involvement Corporal, W27602
12 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, W27602
12 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Swanbourne, WA
2 Feb 1943:	Discharged

World War 1 Service

Date unknown:	Wounded 1113, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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Biography

Son of John YOUNG and Charlotte nee MURRAY