Regimental number | 12/3204 |
Address | Ohaupo |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Brother, J W Yorston, Railway Clerk, Ngahauranga, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row C, Grave No 8), Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Mr Hugh Yorston, 80 Michael Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Seventh |
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