
| Regimental number | 11/1748 |
| Date of birth | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | PO Box 22, Otane |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, G J Young, 32 Lordship Park, London, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Anzac Mounted Division |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Other details |
Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Left for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Reported wounded, 9 August 1916 (gun shot wound, foot. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 21 September 1916 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 27 September 1916; discharged, 26 October 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 35 days. Joined Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Bir Mosefig, 5 November 1916. Admitted to 43rd Stationary Hospital, 8 September 1917; transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 10 September 1917 (fractured nasal bone); to 27th Stationary Hospital, Abbassia, 11 September 1917; discharged to duty, 19 September 1917. Killed in action, 30 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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