Regimental number | 330 |
Place of birth | Derry, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Young, 39 Marsh Road, Middlesbrough, England |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 7), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 20 February 1916, disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916. Detrained Hazebrouck, Northern France, 8 May 1916. Transferred to 1st Tunnelling Company, 25 December 1916. Found guilty and awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, 6 August 1917, for being absent without leave from 2 pm, 29 July 1917, to 8.35 am, 30 July 19171. Wounded in action, 1 October 1917; died of wounds the same day in 3rd Australian Field Ambulance. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YOUNG Archie |