Frank RINGROW

Regimental number10/2295
Date of birth5 November 1880
Place of birthHuntingdonshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTaxi driver
AddressShamrock Hotel, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35.3
Height5' 11"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinFather, H Ringrow, Huntingdonshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Beforshire Imperial Yeomanry, England; time expired; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Henry Ringrow, Alconbury, Huntingdon, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 175 days (of which 57 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20806103

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