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Samuel John YOUNG

Regimental number2001
Place of birthTaringa, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionBaptist
OccupationTraveller
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Young, Harris Street, Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service8th Infantry
Enlistment date31 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel John and Elizabeth Winifred YOUNG. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 October 1922
Age at death28
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Queensland

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