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Young, George (453)

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Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 25 years 6 months

Enlistment Details: Monday, 17 August 1914 – Albert Park, VIC

Service Number: 453            view online service record

Address:
100 Dow Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Blanch Young (wife)
100 Dow Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 5 October 1915
Discharged: Tuesday, 4 April 1916

George was wounded at Gallipoli and returned to Australia where he was appointed recruiting sergeant at Romsey.

1916 ‘ELECTRIC SPARKS.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 15 January, p. 3, viewed 6 January, 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165765

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