Clifton Arthur Mervyn YOUNG

Regimental number46217
Date of birth4 May 1895
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 1"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs F Trustcott, Redcliffs, Sumner, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in 99th Company, South Canterbury Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 December 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialRuyaulcourt Military Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 16), nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mary Elliott Atkin (formerly Young), 57 Winrate Road, Ilford, Essex, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Marched out to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 10 August 1917 (pneumonia); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 20 September 1917.

Marched out to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 5 November 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Home, 27 November 1917; discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 2 February 1918.

Marched in to 4th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 9 April 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 8 May 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 13 May 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 11 June 1918 (sprained right ankle: accidental; soldier on duty; not to blame); transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 15 June 1918; to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 20 June 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 1 July 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 10 July 1918; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 17 August 1918.

Joined No 2 NZ Entrenching Bn, in the field, 25 August 1918.

Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 28 August 1918, and posted to No 2 Company.

Killed in action, 7 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName entered on Nominal Roll as Clifton Arthur Murvan YOUNG
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 6
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805