Private

Samuel Robert Young

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel and Edith Young, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Heather Jessie Young, of Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
441618
Name:
Samuel Robert Young
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
02 September 1922
Place of Birth: 
New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Heather Jessie Young (wife), New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
466 Gloucester Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Storeman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 23 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
31 July 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 January 1944
Transport:
HMT 82
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. A. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Samuel Robert Young
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