Regimental number | 11154 |
Place of birth | Merri Merri, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street Boys Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other training | Nil. |
Religion | Church of England |
Address | Royal Hotel, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Young, Royal Hotel, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Member of the Australian Coronation Cadet Contingent to the Coronation of King George V for 6 months; Served in State Senior Cadets for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Held a Bronze Medallion for Life Saving. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Full name: William Roy YOUNG |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row B, Grave No. 11), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Abertha Blanche YOUNG |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 9 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YOUNG William |