Lance Corporal

William Young Laidlaw

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Annie Laidlaw, of Charlton Rd., Gore, Invercargill.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23570
Name:
William Young Laidlaw
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
08 August 1896
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
John Laidlaw (father), Woodlands, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Young Laidlaw
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