Ernest Briscoe RONALDSON

Regimental number10/2299
Date of birth10 June 1889
Place of birthCo West Meath, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
AddressWaipawa Station
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.4
Height5' 7"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinBrother, A C Ronaldson, 7 Thorne Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry; left the country; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 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
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, Dardanelles, 8th August 1915.'

War service: 176 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 20807667

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