Roy Raynor KINGDON

Regimental number10/1873
Date of birth9 May 1891
Place of birthLower Hutt
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressLower Hutt, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs E J Kingdon, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Previous military serviceMemnmber, Rifle Club; still member at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Holman Kingdon and Elizabeth Jane Kingdon, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 16 June 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805