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William Cecil YOUNG

Regimental number2285
Place of birthNarara, New South Wales
SchoolOurimbah Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOurimbah, Gosford, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Young, Ourimbah, Gosford, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozi?res, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 69), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
92
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth YOUNG

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