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Herbert YOUNG

Regimental number1032
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer's assistant
Address97 Myers Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 5.25"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E.A. Young, 97 Myers Street, Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date3 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 March 1919
Discharge date17 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 11 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 25 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: effort syndrome), Melbourne, 17 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Serevice.
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Meyers Street, Geelong, Victoria..
Date of death9 April 1942
Place of burialGeelong East Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, YOUNG Herbert

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