Young, Hector James
SURNAME
Young
NAME
Hector James
PLACE OF BIRTH
Somersetshire, England
OCCUPATION
Farmer
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Cairns, QLD
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
22/02/2017
NEXT OF KIN
Wife, Mrs Ada Elizabeth Young, Saltwater, Mossman, QLD
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Lived at Mossman with wife and five children before enlistment
REGIMENT 1
25th Battalion AIF
REGIMENT 2
26th Battalion AIF
RANK
Private
CAMPAIGN 1
Western Front
OTHER INFORMATION
British War Medal No.29760; Victory Medal No;28360
STORY OUTLINE
Hector James Young embarked from Sydney on 14/06/1917 per HMAT Hororata A20 and disembarked Liverpool, England on 20/09/1917.
Whilst in the 7th Training Battalion at Rolleston, England he was hospitalised for two months.
He was sent to France 25/07/1918 and was promoted to Acting Lance Corporal between November 1917 and January 1918, later transferred to 26th Battalion in France on 12/10/1918.
He embarked London on 23/03/1919 for return to Australia per HT Port Denison and disembarked 10/05/1919.
SERVICE NO
6894
