Albert Edward YOUNG

YOUNG, Albert Edward

Service Number: S73817
Enlisted: 16 April 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Barry, England, 28 July 1897
Home Town: Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Natural causes (heart condition), Wallaroo, South Australia, 6 March 1966, aged 68 years
Cemetery: Wallaroo Cemetery, S.A.
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World War 2 Service

16 Apr 1942: Enlisted Private, S73817, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Wallaroo, South Australia
16 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S73817
17 Apr 1942: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, S73817, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
27 Oct 1945: Discharged Private, S73817, 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Biography contributed by Ben Young

Albert migrated to Australia from Barry Dock, England. He, as many were in those days, a dedicated smoker, Albert lost a leg in a work place warfing accident in Wallaroo where his leg bacame wedged between the ship and dock.

A culmination of the smoking and loss of limb lead close friends, Likely down at his local "The Prince Edward Hotel" in Wallaroo, which he would frequent for a yarn over a few cold ones, to fondly nickname him "One-Leg-One-Lung-Young". 

As the story goes, on at least one occasion, friends brought a match box of termites into the pub one day and as ably was sitting in his usual spot by up at the bar they emptied the contents onto Alby's wooden limb, exclaiming "Jee Alby, how long have you been here, theres even termites growing in your leg"   

Albert Shares a grave with wife Myra Delia Malinda Young (died 26/01/1969 (aged 72yrs) in the Wallaroo Cemetary. The Wallaroo RSL has a small dedicated stone on the grave listing him as Service # 2390 Private A. E. Young 10th Batt AIF.

 

 

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