George Percy GINDERS

Regimental number51716
Date of birth9 April 1889
Place of birthStaffordshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address169 Peterboro Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 10.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinBrother, H S Ginders, The Peaks, Medburg, Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 March 1917
Place of enlistmentRangiora
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (Second Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Athenic on 16 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 15 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialSt Bertoline Churchyard (family plot, in the south part), Barthomley, Cheshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie Ginders, Pear Tree Lake, Batterley, Crewe, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6/2140 Private Joseph Edgar GINDERS, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, died of wounds 14 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Enlisted with rank of private and posted to F Company, 27th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 27 March 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805