YOUNG, Richard Arthur
(Service number 25036)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 5 August 1897 | Place of Birth | South Canterbury (Winchester?) |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Linton | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs R. YOUNG (mother), 32 Alexander Street, Richmond, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 15th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 59 Waitemata or HMNZT 60 Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 December 1945 | Age | 48 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Richard Arthur Victor Young was the son of Richard and Sarah Elizabeth (née Budd) Young. Richard enlisted under an assumed name - John Albert Smith, perhaps to disguise the facte that he hadn't rechaed 20 years of age. His date of birth was given as 1894, whereas it was actually 1887. A statutary declaration proved his correct name. He married Elizabeth Mabel Pretoria Gaby (Mabel) in 1919. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [15 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [15 January 2017]
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