Trooper

Robert Youngson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs James Craig (formerly Mrs Marion Youngson), of Clyde St., Balclutha, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/988
Name:
Robert Youngson
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
14 June 1890
Place of Birth:
Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs James (Marion) Craig (mother), Clyde Street, Balclutha
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
13 December 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Balclutha
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Baker
Employer:
A Hutton, Balclutha
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Otago Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
31 August 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Robert Youngson
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