Lynn Robert YOUNG

Regimental number11/412
AddressKimbolton Road, Feilding
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, R E Young, Kimbolton Road, Feilding
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Edward and Louisa Young, of Nelson Street, Feilding, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body