Ronald Edward HILDRETH

Regimental number13/2333
True NameHILDRETH, Roland Edward
AddressPukeatua
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Hildreth, Putaruru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNo 7 Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Y, Grave No 11), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Nan Hildreth, Putarusa, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh