"Lead kindly light amidst the encircling gloom. Lead thou me on"
YOULDEN, Joseph Edgar
Service no 3263 Lance Corporal 60th Battalion
Son of Mr. J P YOULDEN Of 161 Flemington Road, North Melbourne, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Teacher at Nannella West Enlisted 23 September 1916 Wounded at Polygon Wood Returned to Australia 26 September 1918 per 'Euripides'
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
YOUNG, Alexander
Service no 2036 Private 13th Light Horse Regiment (13 Rfns)
Enlisted Melbourne 14 June 1916. Embarked Melbourne per HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916. Service – Western Front. Returned to Australia per Runic on 10 June 1919. Discharged on 18 July 1919. Age 24 years 4 months, Labourer, single, Church of England. He was 5'9¾" and weighed 146 pounds with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and dark brown hair. Born at Neerim. Son of George Young, Neerim East. Brother of Private 5787 Henry Litt Young, 14 Battalion. Awarded the 1914-1918 British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal. On the Neerim East, and Neerim East State School Honour Boards.
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YOUNG, Alexander Arthur
Service no 7346 Private 21st Battalion
Born Mansfield, Vic. Son of William YOUNG and Charlotte SPENCER fmly YOUNG NOK A SPENCER Of Bonnie Doon, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Grocer Enlisted 15 December 1916 Served on Western Front Killed in action 23 September 1917 in Belgium Aged 26 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
YOUNG, Bertram John
Service No 304 Private Australian Army Postal Corps
Born Bendigo, Vic. Son of Annie YOUNG Of 209 Queen Street, Bendigo, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Postal Assistant Enlisted 17 August 1914 Returned to Australia 09 December 1918
YOUNG, David Dillon
Service No: 21268 / 75074 Rank: Private Battalion: 8th Sea Transport
Born: 6th March 1898, Toorak, Victoria Son of William James and Annie Constance Young Of Camp Hill, Bendigo, Victoria Occupation prior to Enlistment: State School Teacher Enlistment Date: 10th July 1918, Melbourne, Victoria Embarked at Sydney with the Army Medical Corps Sea Transport on the transport Wyreema. The vessel was recalled from Africa on the account of the Armistice. He was discharged on 7th January 1919.
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
YOUNG, Henry M
Corporal 13th NCO School
Son of Mr. H YOUNG Of Shepparton Enlisted 28 June 1918 Did not embark overseas Discharged 24 December 1918 on account of the Armistice.
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
YOUNG, Ivor
Service No 1203 Private 8th Battalion
Born Carlton, Vic. Son of M YOUNG Of 36 Docker Street, Richmond, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 03 October 1914 Killed in action 28 June 1915 Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial
YOUNG, James White
Service no 55248 Private 5 General (Victorian) Reinforcements
Enlisted Melbourne 8 April 1918. Embarked Sydney per RMS Orontes on 5 June 1918. Service – England. Taken on strength 15 Field Company Engineers 6 February 1919. Returned to Australia per Devon on 27 November 1919. Discharged on 28 December 1919. Age 19 years 2 months, Engineering Student, single, Presbyterian. He was 5'11½" and weighed 140 pounds with a sallow complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. Born at Drouin. Son of William Young, Drouin. Awarded the 19141918 British War Medal. On the Warragul High School Honour Board.
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YOUNG, Peter Charles
Service no 3993 Lance Corporal 6th Battalion
Born Malvern Vic. Son of Peter and Edith Mary YOUNG Of Railway Avenue, East Caulfield, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Enlisted 05 July 1915 Killed in action 20 August 1916 in France Aged 21 years Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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YOUNG, Robert Percy
Captain Australian Army Medical Corps
Son of Robert and Sarah YOUNG Of Scott Street, Cavendish, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Medical Practitioner Enlisted 08 October 1915 Served on Western Front Killed in action 18 September 1918 Aged 28 years Buried Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
University of Melbourne Records of Active Service
YOUNG, Roland MacDONALD
Lieutenant 6th Battalion
Born Hawthorn, Vic. Son of George MacDonald and Martha YOUNG Of Charnwood Road, St. Kilda, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Tea Expert Enlisted 24 August 1914 Embarkation: 19 October 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Hororata’ Age: 20 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Killed in Action: 25 April 1915 Commemorated at Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
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YOUNG, Sidney Douglas aka Harry
Service No 1631 Private 7th Battalion
Born London, England Son of William Douglas and Marion Louisa YOUNG Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided 76 River Street, South Yarra, Vic. Enlisted 07 December 1914 Killed in action 08 August 1915 Aged 33 Commemorated Lone Pine, Gallipoli
YOUNGER, Charles Henry
Service No. 3903 Private 29th Battalion
Born 1888 Victoria Son of Charles YOUNGER and Alice nee CAIN Of 134 Yarra Street, Geelong, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Groom Enlisted 13 July 1916 at Geelong, Vic. Embarked 19 September 1916 SS 'Princess Clementine' Served in France Died 26 or 27th September, 1917 Polygon Wood, Ypres. Shot in head going over the top and killed No known grave