YOUNG, Henry Kenneth
| Service Number: | 414148 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1941, Enlisted in Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Longreach, Queensland, 8 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Joseph's School, Longreach |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, India, 29 May 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longreach Memorial Pool & Aquatic Centre, Longreach War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 414148 | |
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| 16 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 414148, Enlisted in Brisbane | |
| 24 Aug 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 414148, Embarked at Sydney for UK and India |
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11 May 1944 - Result of being Court Martialled was that he be reprimanded
He had previoulsly been charged with: creating a distrubance when under the influence of drink, escaping when under arrest, and giving false particulars (twice)
Subjects studied at school: Junior School, Geography, English, Arithmetic, History. Senior School - A's in Algebra, Book - keeping, HIstory; B's in - Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, French, Enlish, Arithmetic; C's in Latin
Sports played - Football, Athletics, Swimming, Cricket
After completing his schoolinhg he worked as a Junior Clerk with Winchcombe Carson Ltd, Woolbrokers, Stock & Station Agents at Longreach