Frank Gladstone Rameka Young
Born 28 Jun 1886 - Died 8 Dec 1917
- Service number
- WWI 46423 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 4th Field Company AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Frank Gladstone Rameka AWMM
- Surname
- Young AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 46423 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Congregational, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 28 Jun 1886 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 27 Nov 1916 AWMM Brighton Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Reverend Henry Young (father), Glenhaven, Brighton Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 12 Jun 1917 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 46423 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 27 Nov 1916 AWMM
Age 30 AWMM
Carriage builder/Civilian AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 12 Jun 1917-15 Aug 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 86 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Sapper AWMM 26th Reinforcements, (Second Draft) New Zealand Field Engineers AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 feet 10 inches AWMM - Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Blue AWMM - Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Brown AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Wounded in action, Western Front, 5 December 1917 AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Admitted No 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Western Front AWMM - Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Sapper AWMM
New Zealand Engineers, 4th Field Company AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Frank Young was the son of Henry and the late Mary Ann Young, of "Glenhaven," 52 Bassett St., Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
Husband of Winnie (Winifred) Bertha (nee Reed) Young, they married on 10 April 1917.
Apprenticed to Mr Austin, a railway carriage builder in Wanganui, in 1902. Moved with Mr Austin to Newmarket, Auckland, and was in charge of repairs to all express trains, 1914 - 1917.
Given leave of absence to enlist. Frank entered Trentham Camp on 6 February 1917. His brother Alec Young (Alexander Percy 20902) also enlisted.
According to Frank's father, he "was fatally wounded by a German shell on December 5th [1917], and passed away, like a baby falling asleep, at 4 p.m. on December 8th, in his prime, a life voluntarily sacrificed, in the cause of Right and Peace." Rev Young continues: "One of his comrades made an oaken cross, another cut out a metal nameplate, while all the section walked two miles to attend his funeral, and his Lieutenant bore emphatic testimony in writing to his widow, to his high Christian character."
Next of Kin: Mrs W. B. Enner, Colenso Ave, Napier (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - It is with regret that we have to report that two of our members Messrs C. A. Nelson and F. G. R. Young (carpenters) have been killed in action. We desire to express to the members of their families our deep sympathy, and trust it will be some consolation to them to know that they responded to their country’s call, leaving all they loved to go and fight for the cause of right. Though they sleep in a far-off land, away from kith and kin, their memory will be ever cherished by all who knew them, as those who made the supreme sacrifice. This makes nine members of our Branch who have given their lives for King and country. Railway review, 8 February 1918, p 75Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - Railway Workers Obituaries : New Zealand History : www.nzhistory.govt.nz
- Frank Young was the son of Henry and the late Mary Ann Young, of "Glenhaven," 52 Bassett St., Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
About death
- Death
- 8 Dec 1917 AWMM
Age 31 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of wounds AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVII. D. 12. AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM
- Otahuhu Railway Workshops War Memorial, corner of Piki Thompson Way, Otahuhu Auckland 1062 AWMM
Related objects
Related Serviceperson
Sources
- External links
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22023498
Further Reference - 'Railway workers' obituaries', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/nz-railways-ww1/obituaries, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 22-Dec-2015
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/nz-railways-ww1/obituaries
Further Reference - World War I Roll of Honour for the Ōrākei Local Board area. Auckland Council. Retrieved October 2017.
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/local-boards/all-local-boards/orakei-local-board/Documents/world-war-roll-honour.pdf
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/433351/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/433351
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
- References
- Included in the World War I Digital Roll of Honour for the Ōrākei Local Board area. The Ōrākei Local Board commissioned a World War I roll of honour for its area to commemorate the war’s centenary. The board welcomes additional information from the public on this project.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
67: 9 - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Index No. B 11 - Information kindly provided by family
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- HMNZT 86. Te whakanui : the unofficial journal of the 26th and 27th Reinforcements R.N.Z.A., 26th N.Z. Field Engineers, 27th Specialist Coy., "E", "G", "H" and "J" (Coys.) 26th Infantry Reinforcements, 26th N.Z.A.S.C., 18th Pioneers, and 26th Medical Corps. (1917). At sea: [Magazine Committee] Printed by Cape Times Ltd.
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