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YOUNG, Robert Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX102176, VX102176, V59045 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 30 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Portland, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 19 June 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave No: Plot HH, Row A, Grave 1. Inscription: "IN LOVING MEMORY...HE WILL REMAIN FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS...R.I.P." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portland WW2 Honour Roll, Portland WW2 Memorial, Portland and District St. Stephen's Anglican Church WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX102176 | |
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| 16 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Private, VX102176, V59045, Enlisted at Adelaide River,NT | |
| 16 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX102176 | |
| 3 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Posted to 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion. Killed in action, New Guinea. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served in Militia Service number VE445788. Enlisted in Militia on 22/5/1939
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