Death Of Mr. Sydney Young

LAE, Aug. 13.

THE death occurred here to-day of Mr.

Sydney Robert Young aged 58, and resident of the Territory since 1921.

Mr. Young was born in Scotland and educated in England.

He arrived in Australia as a youth and on the outbreak of hostilities in 1914, immediately enlisted in the 9th Battalion.

On arrival in Egypt he transferred to the 4th Light Horse, with which he served throughout the war attaining the rank of Captain. He was a member of The Imperial Service Club, Sydney.

In 1921 he came to New Guinea as accountant for the Expropriation Board.

Later he took over the Hotel Wunawatung, near Rabaul, and then became licensee of the Hotel Kokopo. In 1934 he left Kokopo and went to Wau where he car ried on private practice as an accoun tant.

At the outbreak of World War II he was evacuated to Australia where he joined the Audit Staff of the Allied Works Council. When ANGAU was formed he enlisted as a Warrant Officer and returned to New Guinea where his duties took him to Port Moresby, Salamaua, Lae and Finschhafen.

After his discharge from the army in 1946 he married Miss Rosalie Ryan of Rose Bay, Sydney. In February 1947, he came back to New Guinea as Secretary of New Guinea Industries, Ltd., which posi tion he held to the time of his death.

Mrs. Young arrived in Lae just before her husband died.

The funeral service was conducted by the Bishop-Elect of Central New Guinea, Father Leo Arkfield, and was attended by all sections of the community.