About this objectFramed portrait of Arnold in army uniform, no hat. Plain blue background. Framed with a simple wooden frame. Brass plaque attached to bottom of portraits on the frame with "NX99452
Bdr Arnold YOUNG
2/12th Field Regiment AIF WW2".
MakerAnne Marie Ingham
Medium and MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Subject and Association DescriptionArnold Young, born in 1923,was in the Volunteer Defence Corps and then enlisted in Sydney in 1943 in an AIF artillery Unit that went to New Guinea, later to Morotai and Labuan and finally to Borneo. They arrived back in Sydney in 1946 when “all the parades and celebrations …were over…it was a bit of an anti-climax. No cheering crowds…Still it was a wonderful day.” Arnold also wrote that “The brotherly spirit in the unit was great” and “to serve alongside such fine men…was a privilege.”
Dedicated to Arnold Young
Service: AIF WW2
Service number: NX99452
Rank: Bombardier
Date of Birth: 20 July 1923
Place of Birth: Bundaberg, QLD
Date of Enlistment: 7 January 1943
Place of Enlistment:
Paddington, NSW
Locality on Enlistment:
Daylesford NSW
Next of Kin: Henry Young
Date of Discharge: 29 March 1946
Posting at Discharge: 2/12 Field Regiment
Date of Death: 2 November 2008