YOUNGS, Cyril Archibald
| Service Number: | 1930 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwich, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Avenue Road, Norwich, England |
| Occupation: | Photographer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot 11. Row B, Grave 60, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1930, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1930, 37th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 14 years
Parents address was 80 Smith Street, West Brunswick, Vicotria
2 October 1916 - Disembarked at Plymouth
15 February 1917 - Proceeded to France from Folkestone on board SS Victoria
24 April 1917 - Accidently wounded, left heel, self inflicted
13 July 1917 - Transferred to London
20 October 1917 - Proceeded back to France
22 November 1917 - To hospital -Myopia
5 December 1917 - To hospital with Trench Feet
2 March 1920 - Mother wrote stating that she not not yet received Cyril's belongings. Address at the time was 26 Daly Street, West Brunswick
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Meda
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Cyril Archibald YOUNGS was born in Norwich, England in 1896
His parents were Alfred George YOUNGS & Clara Sarah YANDELL
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