Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 30/04/1943
- Date of Discharge
- 04/06/1947
- Place of Enlistment
- Paddington NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 31/01/1925
- Place of Birth
- Sydney, NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Donaldson Street, Braddon ACT
- Occupation
- Clerk
- Next of Kin
- Leonard Young (father), Donaldson Street, Braddon ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- NX200833
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- 2/28 Australian Infantry Battalion
Notes
The AWM items are a Japanese flag found in the records of Young concerning his service in Borneo with 2/28 Battalion and letters to his family in Canberra. The 2/28 Battalion landed on Labuan Island near Brunei on 10 June 1945 and had helped capture the island. He also served with the occupation forces in Japan before being discharged in 1947. Young died on 18 May 2009.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
AWM Collections Record: REL15394, PR87/009
The Canberra Times - 23 May 2009