Regimental number | 20021 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Humphrey State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 161 Flemington Road, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs G Youlden, 180 Athol Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 31 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Immediately prior to enlisting in A.I.F. Youlden was engaged .... farming. For some years previously he had also been a Home Mission Preacher, connected with the Baptist Reformation of Victoria. He laboured succesfully at Lake ...., Kerang ? Bouldwood? ultimately took charge of Erina Road Baptist Church, St Kilda. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row A, Grave No. 1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Prout and Amelia YOULDEN; Wife: Gertrude Elsie YOULDEN |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |