William RYDER

Regimental number10/919
Date of birth7 June 1885
Place of birthHastings
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
AddressSelwood Road, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 7"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinJohn Ryder, Hastings
Previous military serviceHastings Rifles; Okawa Rifle Club
Enlistment date12 April 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 29 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No 20), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Jane Ryder, Selwood Road, Hastings
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Died of wounds, No.3 Canadian Casualty Clearing, 29 November 1917.

Total war service: 3 years 110 days (of which 3 years 68 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20809218