Owen YORKE

Regimental number13/585
Place of birthTitirangi
AddressNorthern Wairoa
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinR O Yorke, Opaki, Kawakawa
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialPont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 9), La Gorgue, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Owen and Mary Yorke, Pokere, Kawa Kawa, Auckland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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