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YOUNG, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 731 |
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Enlisted: | 26 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kensington , South Australia, 13 January 1896 |
Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
Schooling: | Marryatville Public School, Adelaide |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 August 1918, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, France Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 12, Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, Amiens, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 731, Enlisted at Keswick | |
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31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 731, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 731, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Also served in Cadets
Parents address 24 Kensington Terrace, Kensington South Australia
4 January 1916 - To hospital with Jaundice
8 August 1916 - Wounded i n action, shell wound to the jaw and leg
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Vicotry Medal