Douglas Alexander DRON

Regimental number6/1517
AddressTarakohe
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Dron, Spring Grove, Nelson
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankMajor
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialHonnechy British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 50), France
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 80343 Rifleman Edmund Thomas DRON, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of disease, 10 November 1918; 25990 Lawrence Campbell DRON
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third

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