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SCOTT-YOUNG, Eric
| Service Numbers: | 117, T253576 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Engineers |
| Born: | CollegePark, South Australia, 18 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cressy, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Peter’s College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 25 March 1941, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation. |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 117, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 117, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Promoted British Forces (All Conflicts), Sub Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, Commission Second Lieutenant in Royal Engineers London Gazette 1st July 1916. | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 117, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged from AIF as he was offered a commission in the British Royal Engineers. | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Royal Engineers | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 117 | |
| 18 Feb 1919: | Discharged British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, Discharged in London |
World War 2 Service
| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted T253576 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Cree
Eric Scott - Young , son of Mr. R. Scott - Young, Superintendent of the Bank of Adelaide, Adelaide and of Mrs. R. Scott - Young, was born in that city on 18th September 1894. He was educated at St. Peter's College and entered the Bank's service at Adelaide on 16th August 1913 He enlisted on 18th August, 1914, embarked on 20th October, and trained in Egypt until he left for Gallipoli with the 1st Australian Divisional Signal Company. He was present at the Landing on 25th April 1915, and served on the Peninsula until July 1915, when he was wounded in the leg. He was transferred to a hospital at Malta for some weeks, thence to a hospital in London.
On recovery Eric Scott - Young entered the Royal Engineers Training School, and after qualifying for his commission was gazetted second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 2nd July, 1916. Six weeks later he was sent to France in command of a signal section attached to the heavy artillery. In March 1917, he was promoted on the field to the rank of first lieutenant, and was invalided to England in the following month.
Lieutenant Eric Scott - Young, in July 1918, was again drafted to France, where he remained until after the signing of the Armistice, and was discharged in England on 18th February, 1919
Biography contributed by David Cree
Eric Scott Young (1894–1941)
ERIC SCOTT YOUNG, son of Mr. R. Scott Young, Superintendent of the Bank of Adelaide, Adelaide, and of Mrs. R. Scott Young, was born in that city on 18th September, 1894. He was educated at St. Peter's College, and entered the Bank’s service at Adelaide on 16th August, 1913.
Eric Scott Young enlisted on 18th August, 1914; embarked on 20th October, and trained in Egypt until he left for Gallipoli with the 1st Australian Divisional Signal Company. He Was present at the Landing on 25th April, 1915, and served on the Peninsula until July, 1915, when he was wounded in the leg. He was transferred to a hospital at Malta for some weeks; thence to a hospital in London.
On recovery Eric Scott Young entered the Royal Engineers Training School, and after qualifying for his commission, was gazetted second-lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 2nd July, 1916. Six weeks later he was sent to France in command of a signal section attached to the heavy artillery. In March, 1917, he was promoted on the field to the rank of first-lieutenant, and was invalided to England in the following month. Lieutenant Eric Scott Young, in July, 1918, was again drafted to France, where he remained until after the signing of the Armistice, and was discharged in England on 18th February, 1919.
Citation details
'Scott Young, Eric (1894–1941)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/scott-young-eric-19826/text31075, accessed 20 July 2024.
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