YOUNG, Leslie Victor
(Service number 12/893)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 May 1888 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hamilton | ||
| Occupation | Wool classer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Richard YOUNG, 32 Alexander Street, Richmond, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Infantry Regiment | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Star of India or Waimana | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 19 April 1951 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Leslie Victor Young was the second son of Richard and Sarah Elizabeth (née Budd) Young. He married Augusta Emma Sanders on 30 August 1917 at St Peter's Church, Temuka.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]
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