| Regimental number | 25990 |
| Occupation | Schoolmaster |
| Next of kin | Father, W Dron, Spring Grove, Nelson |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916 |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 80343 Rifleman Edmund Thomas DRON, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of disease, 10 November 1918; 6/1517 Major Douglas Alexander DRON, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 October 1918. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 28 |
