Regimental number | 6880 |
Place of birth | Gulgong, New South Wales |
School | Convent of Mercy Roman Catholic School, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | GPO messenger |
Address | Paddington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, William Ralph Young, 54 Gordon Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Five brothers, including the deceased, enlisted. Two gave their lives and one was permanently disabled as a result of wounds. Two uncles also were killed in action. Eight cousins enlisted, two dying of illness and one lost his leg. (Details from father) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Stoke-Devonport, England |
Age at death | 18.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Efford Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3501), Plymouth, Devonshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Ralph and Catherine YOUNG |
Family/military connections | Brothers: No.3537 James Henry Young, 1st Battalion, killed in action at Fleurbaix, France on 10 May 1916; Douglas Young, disabled by wounds. Nephews: J.H. Young, 18th Battalion who was killed in action in France on 29 July 1916; No.6104 Alexander Robert Young, 2nd Battalion who was killed in action at Bullecourt, France on 4 May 1917. Cousins: E.G. Young who died of illness on 1 January 1919; C.R. Mahoney M.M., 2nd Battalion, who was killed in action and Frank Curran who died of illness. |