Rifleman

William Scott Young

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Elizabeth Emma Readford (formerly Young), of 33, Ardmore Rd., Herne Bay, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

My mother-in-law was a small child when her half brother, William was killed. It happened the same year that her father was killed in an accident on the wharf and she told me that that year they did ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
15318
Name:
William Scott Young
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.E. Readford (mother), 20 Oliphant Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
29 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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