Lance Corporal

William James Young

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Mary Young, of Matamata, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3523
Name:
William James Young
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Cardrona, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Robert Young (father), Waharoa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Otorohanga, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 February 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
L. 46.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William James Young
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