James YOUNG

Regimental number49957
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hannah Young, Herbert, North Otago
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 16 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialOxford Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Colin and Hannah Young
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 38

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