Bombardier

James Buchanan Young

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Agnes Young, of Hawera, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12874
Name:
James Buchanan Young
Rank: 
Bombardier
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.S. Young (mother), Cameron Street, Hawera, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sheep farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 9 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 August 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
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 Reference: 
I. L. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Buchanan Young
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