Regimental number | 12874 |
Occupation | Sheep farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J S Young, Cameron Street, Hawera |
Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
The Nominal Roll gives the date of embarkation as 27 May 1916; harbour records show that the actual date of embarkation was 31 May 1916. | |
Final rank | Bombardier |
Final unit | 9th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Hebuterne Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No 2), Pas de Calais, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Agnes Young, Hawera |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 20 |
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