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Full Name
Walter William Young
Rank Last Held
Flight Sergeant
Forename(s)
Walter William
Surname
Young
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
NZ432267
Gender
Male
Next of Kin
Mrs I. Young (wife), Napier, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Body on Embarkation
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Campaigns
Pacific
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 8 Squadron
Place of Death
Pacific
Date of Death
4 December 1944
Age at Death
27
Year of Death
1944
Cause of Death
Accidental death on active service
Cemetery Name
Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia
Grave Reference
Collective Grave 1 A 1
Biographical Notes
Son of Walter Young and Ethel Young (nee Rogerson) (parents), Napier. Husband of Irene Nira Young of Napier
Description of Image
Headstone, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery (Photo P. Lascelles 2007)
Further References
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch: Volplane Press.
Sources Used
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org