James Buchanan YOUNG

Regimental number12874
OccupationSheep farmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J S Young, Cameron Street, Hawera
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 27 May 1916
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 rankBombardier
Final unit9th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHebuterne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 20