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YOUNG, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2901 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Lewisham, London, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 111, Row C, Grave 243, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2901, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2901, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 2901, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2901 awm_unit: II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
12 December 1916 - AWOL. Sentence held in detention for 24 hours
21 April 1917 - Detached from 2 Australian Light Horse to New Zealand Division.
28 April 1917 - Rejoined unit from New Zealand Division
7 June 1917 - Wounded in action. Gun shot wound to the abdomen.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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