Age on enlistment: 31 years.
Hair: Brown Eyes: Grey
Height: 5’8” Complexion: Dark
Chest: 35” – 39” Weight: 158lb.
Last Employer: Abraham King, Foxton.
Mother remarried Robert Andrew in 24 January 1895 in Foxton
Barbara Ann Young was present at the birth of Robert Charles Andrew - is she a daughter or sister-in-law?
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”
| Date of birth: | 20 August 1884 |
| Date of death: | 15 September 1916 |
| Place of birth: | Foxton, New Zealand |
| Awards: | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Last known residence: | c/o F Spring, Thynne St, Foxton |
| Cause of death: | Killed in action |
| Place of death: | In the Field, France |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | William Henry Young |
| Fathers date of death: | Before 1895 |
| Mothers name: | Annie Elizabeth (née Preston) Andrew (formerly Young) |
| Siblings: | Robert Charles Andrew (½ brother b 29 June 1900), , , , and |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 02 May 1916 |
| Theatres of war: | Western Europe 1916 |
| Surname: | YOUNG |
| War memorial: | Foxton; Foxton School |
| Christian names: | William Walter |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Suez, Egypt |
| Overseas memorial: | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 24/2308 |
| Religion: | C of E |
| Date enlisted: | 14December 1915 |
| Final rank: | Rifleman |
| Regiment or service: | "F" Coy 3rd Bn NZ Rifle Brigade |
| Embarkation date: | 01 April 1916 |
| User reference: | 10.127 |
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