William George YOUNGSON

Regimental number39927
OccupationBricklayer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Craig, Clyde Street, Balclutha
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 79 Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankSergeant
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 6 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave No 12), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Marion Craig (formerly Youngson), Pukeawa, Balclutha, and the late George Youngson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 10

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