YOUNG, Andrew
(Service number 4/872)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 5 June 1894 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Post Office, Wanganui | ||
| Occupation | Telegraphist | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | R. YOUNG (father), 32 Alexander Street, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Field Engineers | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| 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 | 2 September 1972 | Age | 78 years |
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| Place of Death | Blenheim | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Andrew Young, born on 5 June 1894 at Winchester, South Canterbury, was the son of Richard and Sarah Elizabeth (née Budd) Young. Andrew wa seducated at the Winchester and Temuka schools. He married Florence Myrtle Funnell in 1918. He was a witness to the marriage of his brother Leslie Victor Young in 1917 at Temuka.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [15 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]; Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, burial records (Marlborough District Council) [15 January 2017]
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