Ronald Wentworth WHITE

Regimental number23/2115
SchoolNew Plymouth Boys' High School
OccupationDraper
Next of kinFather, P J H White, Box 35, New Plymouth
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 September 1916
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot X, Row H, Grave No 25), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs P.J.H. White, New Plymouth, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 27