Ronald Eric GINDERS

Regimental number11/1698
Date of birth8 May 1893
Place of birthMasterton, Wairarapa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDrover
Address32 Drummond Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs D Ginders, 32 Drummond Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateInvalided to New Zealand
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4/948 Wilfred Bertram GINDERS
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Enlisted with rank of trooper and posted to B Squadron, 7th Mounted Rifles Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 23 August 1915. Admitted to hospital, Trentham Camp, 17 September 1915 (eye trouble); discharged and returned to unit, 20 September 1915.

Proceeded overseas from Wellington with 7th Mounted Rifles Reinforcements, 10 October 1915.

Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 30 November 1915.

Transferred to 2nd New Zealand Infantry Brigade, 2 May 1916.

Posted to 2nd Battalion, The Wellington Regiment, 27 June 1916.

Admitted to hospital, Armentieres, 6 July 1916 (Trench Fever and indigestion); transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, July 1916. Admitted to 3rd London (Middlesex) General Hospital, London, 15 July 1916(Trench Fever and Disordered Action of the Heart); transferred to No 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 7 August 1916; classified as permanently unfit and placed on New Zealand Roll by medical board, Walton-on-Thames, 23 October 1916; invalided to New Zealand onboard HMNZHS 'Maheno', 28 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805