Corporal

Robert Macgregor Young

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick William Young, of All Saints Vicarage, Ponsonby Rd., Auckland, and the late Jeanie Wright Young.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Submitted by: Alana Thomlinson
Relationship to casualty: Great Niece
Remembered so many years later through the family history. A brave young man fighting for King and country.

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/487
Name:
Robert Macgregor Young
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Frederick William Young (father), The Vicarage, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Flaxton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
19 August 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
3
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Robert Macgregor Young
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