WWI Pictorial Honour Roll of Tasmanians
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"Lead kindly light amidst the encircling gloom.  Lead thou me on"

YATES, Alexander John

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Service No: 516
Sergeant
12th Battalion, 52nd Battalion



Born: Alberton, Tasmania
Son of Alexander (deceased) & Alice YATES
Of 4 Anderson St, Zeehan, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Miner
Enlisted: 20 August 1914
Embarkation: 20 October 1914 from Hobart per HMAT Geelong
Age: 19 years
Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France
Killed in Action: 6 April 1918
Buried: Bavelinecourt Communal Cemetery, France Row A, Grave 10

Tasmania Weekly Courier 29 July 1915 Insert 3

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YATES, Allan William

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Service no T1759
T Corporal
40th Battalion



Born 03 March 1892 at Fingal Tas.
Husband of Irene YATES
Of Fingal, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Butcher
Served in France
Returned to Australia 22 May 1919 per 'Durham'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 10 October 1918 Insert 4
Tasmania Weekly Courier 08 November 1917 Insert 5

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YATES, Cyril Charles

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Service no T30585
Private
12th Battalion



Born 30 April 1896 at Fingal, Tas.
Husband of Gladys Elverna YATES
Of Invermay, Launceston
Returned to Australia 22 September 1919 per 'Argyllshire'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 10 October 1918 Insert 4

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YAXLEY, Elijah

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Service no 2079
Lance Corporal
12th Battalion



Born Sulphur Creek, Tas.
Son of Racheal YAXLEY
Of Penguin, Tas.
Husband of Rosa Katie YAXLEY
Enlisted at Derby, Tas.
Returned to Australia with left leg amputated per 'Thermistocles' 02 July 1917

Tasmania Weekly Courier 13 September 1917 Insert 4

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YAXLEY, James Keith

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Service No 2836
Private
12th Battalion




Born Forth, Devonport, Tas.
Son of Matthew and Susan YAXLEY
Of 9 Pretty Street, Hobart, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farm Labourer
Enlisted 10 August 1915
Died of wounds 28 July 1916 in France
Aged 26 years
​Buried Etaples Military Cemetery IX A 15A

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YAXLEY, Laurence Ling

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Service No: 1693
Private
40th Battalion



Born: Penguin, Tasmania
Mother: Mary YAXLEY
Of Penguin, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer
Enlisted: 27 April 1916
Embarkation: 1 July 1916 from Hobart per ‘Berrima’
Age: 21 years
Served in England
Illness
Returned to Australia: 12 April 1917 per ‘Ulysses’
Discharged: 9 May 1917

Tasmania Weekly Courier 12 October 1916 Insert 4

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YOUL, John Beresford

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Service no 141
Second Lieutenant
12th Battalion



Born Perth, Tas.
Son of A YOUL
Of Leylands, Perth, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Engineer
Enlisted 24 August 1914
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action 05 May 1917

Tasmania Weekly Courier 24 May 1917 Insert 4

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YOUL, William Henry

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Service No 8229
Bombadier
6th Field Artillery Brigade




Born Ben Lomond, Tas.
Son of Adelaide YOUL
Of Underwood, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 23 July 1915
Returned to Australia 27 April 1919

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YOUNG, Albert John Maitland

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Service no 5230
Private
52nd Battalion



Born Northcote, St. Leonard, Tas.
Served in France
Returned to Australia 30 January 1919 per 'Orontes'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 06 July 1916 Insert 5

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YOUNG, David Panton

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Major
1st Remount Unit





Husband of Mona Maud YOUNG
Of 'Oakdene' Melville Street, Hobart, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Civil Servant
Enlisted 27 October 1915
Wounded at Gallipoli
Returned to Australia 29 December 1916
​Appointment terminated 11 February 1917​

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YOUNG, Edward Charles

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Service No: 32603
Driver/Gunner
25th Battalion, 13 Field Artillery Brigade



Born: Launceston, Tasmania
Father: Edward George YOUNG
Of 2 Cameron St, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Painter
Enlisted: 6 September 1916
Embarkation: 14 February 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Osterley’
Age: 23 years
Served in France
Returned to Australia: 17 August 1919 per ‘Pt Melbourne’
Discharged: 27 October 1919

Tasmania Weekly Courier 19 April 1917 Insert 4

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YOUNG, Gordon Maxwell

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Service no 52
Sergeant
40th Battalion



Son of William Isaac YOUNG
Awarded Military Medal 08 February 1918
Returned to Australia 07 October 1919 per 'Themistocles'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 21 September 1916 Insert 5

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YOUNG, Horace George

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Service No 3424
Private
40th Battalion




Born Hobart, Tas.
Son of Phillip YOUNG
Of Glen Huon, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Orchardist
Enlisted 30 April 1917
Returned to Australia 04 July 1919

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YOUNG, James Francis

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Service No 2964
Private
9th Reinforcements - 12th Battalion
 


Born 1886 at Swansea, Tasmania 
Husband of Mrs Elsie May Young
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 23 July 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in France
Killed in Action 25 July 1916 France.
Memorial Poziers British Cemetery 3 ½ miles North, East of Albert  Memorial Plot Row A.

Tasmania Weekly Courier 02 December 1915 Insert 5

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YOUNG, John William

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Service no 10554
Staff Sergeant
Australian Army Medical Corps
Dental Corps


Born Labrobe, Tas.
Son of M A YOUNG
Of Cornwall Hotel, Cameron St., Launceston Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Dentist
Enlisted 09 July 1915 at Claremont, Tas.
Returned to Australia 18 May 1919 per 'Armagh'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 22 July 1915 Insert 5

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YOUNG, Leslie  Keith

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Service No 6608
Private
12th Battalion




Born Southport, Tas.
Son of Francis T and Esther E YOUNG
Of Hythe, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Resided Hobart, Tas.
Enlisted 22 August 1916
Killed in action 6-10 April 1917 at Boursres, France
Aged 19 years
​Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

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YOUNG, Russell Owen

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Service no 57652
Private
9th Battalion



Born Launceston, Tas.
Son of Elizabeth Ann YOUNG
Of 127 York St., Launceston, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Electrical Mechanic
Enlisted 02 March 1918 at Ipswich, Qld.
Returned to Australia 05 September 1919 per 'Ulysses'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 27 June 1918 Insert 5

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YOUNG, Stanley Wilmot Wesley

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Service No: 1720
Driver
3rd Field Artillery Brigade



Born: Westbury, Tasmania
Father: Robert YOUNG
Married in England: 18 June 1918
Wife: Lily YOUNG nee FRANKS
Of Northsote, St Leonards, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer
Enlisted: 4 August 1915
Embarkation: 23 November 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Ceramic’
Age: 22 years
Served in Egypt, France & England
Wounded in Action: 22 October 1917
Returned to Australia: 21 August 1919 per ‘Zealandic’ with wife
Discharged: 26 October 1919

Tasmania Weekly Courier 30 September 1915 Insert 5

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YOUNG, Sydneham

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Service no 2456
Private
1st Remount Unit



Born Ramsgate, England
Son of Robert YOUNG dec and Emily nee CARTER
Mother remarried in 1894 to Charles Frederick DUNNE
Son of Mrs. C F DUNNE, Fitzroy, Vic.
Husband of Martha DUNNE
Of 49 York St., Launceston, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Cab Driver
Enlisted 04 October 1915 at Claremont, Tas.
Served in Moascar
Returned to Australia 21 November 1916 per 'Vestalia'
Discharged 07 December 1916

Tasmania Weekly Courier 23 December 1915 Insert 5
Assisted in identification by Vicki Owens

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YOUNG, Tasman Arthur

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Service no 7820
Private
Australian General Base Depot



Born Triabunna, Tas.
Son of Robert YOUNG
Of Triabunna, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 16 May 1917 at Hobart, Tas.
Served in England and France
Returned to Australia 08 October 1919 per 'Anchises'

Courtesy of Fran Read
http://www.yotowo.com/bayboys

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YOUNG, Wallace

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Service no 4024
Private
4th Pioneers Battalion



Born Launceston, Tasmania
Son of Robert YOUNG
of 187 St. John Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 28 August 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in Egypt and France
Returned to Australia 08 June 1919 per 'Commonwealth'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 28 September 1916 Insert 4 

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YOUNG, Walter William

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Service no 2290
Private
26th Battalion



Born Esperance, Tas.
Son of Francis TAND Esther E  YOUNG
Of Southport, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Saw Miller
Enlisted 26 July 1915
Awarded Military Medal
Killed in action 03 May 1917 in France
Aged 23 years
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Tasmania Weekly Courier 05 October 1916 Insert 4

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