Regimental number | 39214 |
Place of birth | Yorkshire, England |
Occupation | Threshing plant proprietor |
Next of kin | Brother, Andrew B Gilder, Redmond Street, Gore |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late John and Amelia Gilder |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 13 |