| Regimental number | 3537 |
| Place of birth | Coonamble, New South Wales |
| School | St Joseph Roman Catholic School, Gulgong, and Mercy Convent School, Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Ironmonger |
| Address | 'Innesfail', Chambers Avenue, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.10 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W.R. Young, Gladstone Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 41st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'All the males in the family enlisted, two gave their lives, one is permanently disabled because of wounds. Two males enlisted, both were killed in action. Eight cousins, two of whom died of illness and one, C.R. Mahoney gained the Military Medal, one lost his leg. The connections by marriage are too numerous to mention.' [Father: William Ralph Young of Waverly, NSW.] |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Merville Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row P, Grave 39), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Ralph and Catherine YOUNG |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1697 Driver Bruce Patrick YOUNG, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; 6880 Pte Harold Bede YOUNG, 17th Bn, died of illness, Devonport, England, 8 January 1918; 4660 Pte Douglas YOUNG, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1917, disabled by wounds; 3061/7565 Pte Wallace YOUNG, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 10 April 1919; Uncles: 1775 Pte James Henry YOUNG, 18th Bn, killed in action in France, 29 July 1916; 6104 Pte Alexander Robert YOUNG, 2nd Bn, killed in action at Bullecourt, France, 4 May 1917; Cousins: 3145 Pte Edwin George YOUNG, 13th Bn, returned to Australia and died of illness, 1 January 1919; 4240 Pte Christopher Reid MAHONEY MM, Administrative Headquarters, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919; Frank CURRAN, who died of illness. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 5 November 1915 (mumps); discharged to Base Details, 4 December 1915. Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Wounded in action, 9 May 1916 (gun shot wound, skull), and admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to No 2 London Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 10 May 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, YOUNG James Henry |
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