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Ruby Rosamond WISE, daughter of William Cotton WISE ( - ) and Anna Elizabeth UNKNOWN ( - ), was born in 1899 in Hunters Hill, Sydney. She married Reginald John YOUNG in 1926 in Sydney. She died in 1982 in Sydney.

Reginald John YOUNG,¹ son of Sidney Charles YOUNG (1863-1930) and Harriet MOORE (1864-1952), was born on 31 May 1897 in Newtown District, Sydney. He died on 31 May 1970 in Ryde, NSW.

"Reginald John YOUNG

World War I

Regimental number 9780

Religion Church of England

Occupation Cadet draftsman

Address Church Street, Goulburn, New South Wales

Marital status Single

Age at embarkation 18

Next of kin Father, Sydney C Young, Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales

Enlistment date 3 January 1916

Rank on enlistment Driver

Unit name Divisional Train Reinforcements 16

AWM Embarkation Roll number 25/14/3

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 5

April 1916

Rank from Nominal Roll Driver

Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Motor Transport Section. Fate Returned to Australia 5 July 1919

Service Number: 9780

Rank: Driver

Roll title: 1 Divisional Train - 14 to 16 Reinforcements (February-April 1916)"¹