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Alexander Daniel YOUNG

Regimental number1806
Date of birth30 April 1892
Place of birthHartley Vale, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTimber getter
AddressEden, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M Young, Eden, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 19 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1919
Discharge date20 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Tried by Field General Court Martial, 23 January 1917: found Guilty of Desertion; sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude; conviction and sentence quashed by order, Commander 4th Army Brigade, 16 February 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 20 September 1919.

Also served in World War II: Service No N67725.
Date of death14 June 1961
Age at death69
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, YOUNG Alexander Daniel

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