William Reeve YOUNG

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Service Number:	408901
Enlisted:	20 June 1941
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 June 1919
Home Town:	Carnegie, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne Boys High School, Forest Hill, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk, Commonwealth Savings Bank, Collins St, Melbourne.
Died:	Flying Battle, Milne Bay, Papua, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 9 January 1943, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 3. Row B. Grave 1. Inscription: "DUTY NOBLY DONE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 408901
20 Jun 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408901, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
9 Jan 1943:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF), Killed in air operations over Milne Bay, New Guinea.

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