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YOUNG, John Robinson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 24029 |
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Enlisted: | 13 February 1940, Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 20 June 1920 |
Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Barman |
Died: | Killed in Action, HMAS Sydney 11, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 24029, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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13 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 24029, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, Sydney, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Dorothy Rosina May Young of Townsville, QLD. Grandson of Jessie Young of Townsville, QLD