Ronald Gordon SHARP

Regimental number12/3818
Date of birth14 July 1897
True NameSHARP, William Campbell
SchoolWaikomiti (now Oratia) School
OccupationFruitgrower
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H E Sharp, Oratia Auckland
Enlistment date20 October 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26/27/03/1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Humphrey Ewing and Margaret Sharp, Oratia, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 17