YOUNG, James
| Service Number: | 3006 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Palmer's School, Essex, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 15 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XXXIII, Row G, Grave 4 INSCRIPTION THY WILL BE DONE , Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3006, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3006, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3006, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3006, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3006 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is commemorated on the Roll Of Honour at Corringham St.Mary the Virgin Church, on the war memorial at Chadwell St Mary Churchyard, and on the family grave at Grays New Cemetery.
Parents:
James Young (____ - 1919)
Elizabeth [Gemmill] Young (____ - 1939)
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 Years.
Also served for two years in the Essex Territorials.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents address was Giffords Cross, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, Uk
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1911 England Census
James Young
Age in 1911: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation to Head: Son
Birth Place: Fenwick, Ayrshire
Civil parish: Chadwell St Mary
County: Essex
Street Address: Chadwell Place, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, Essex
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Working On Farm
Registration district: Orsett
Household Members:
James Young 60
Elizabeth Young 62
Christina Young 31
Elizebeth Young 22
James Young 15
Joseph Rod Gower 6
Edith Mary Littlechild
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