William James YOUNG

Regimental number12/3523
AddressOtorohanga
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Young, Waharoa
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialY Farm Military Cemetery (Row L, Grave No 46), Bois-Grenier, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary Young, Mata Mata, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Eighth