Regimental number | 2665 |
Place of birth | Forcett, Tasmania |
School | Forcett State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Forcett, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William Young, Forcett, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | RoHC lists name as Robert Clement Young. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave 27), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Emma YOUNG |
Family/military connections | Brother: 543 Pte Charles YOUNG, 15th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917; Cousin: 2075A Pte Joseph Allen YOUNG, 40th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |