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William James YOUNG

Regimental number9453
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolNo.34 Humphrey State School, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationChaffcutter
Address79 Victoria Street, Ballarat East, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Young, 79 Victoria Street, Ballarat East, Victoria
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameArmy Service Corps 18, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 31 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollNo 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
FateDied of wounds 28 July 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSt. Pierre Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row B, Grave 4), Amiens, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
182
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth YOUNG

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