| Regimental number | 32781 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Woodville, Wellington |
| Occupation | Mill hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G J Perfect, c/o C W Perfect, Cross Creek |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| 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. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late George and Jane Perfect |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 22 November 1916 (scabies); discharged from ship's hospital, 29 November 1916; admitted to ship's hospital, 23 January 1917 (gastro-enteritis); discharged from ship's hospital, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 3 March 1917. Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Etaples, 21 March 1917 (suspected mumps); discharged to Base Depot, 8 April 1917. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 17 April 1917 (pleurisy); transferred to England, 24 April 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 18 May 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 9 June 1917. Transferred to 2nd NZ (Area)Employment Company, 9 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France,11 July 1917. Transferred to No 1 Division Employment Company, 14 July 1917. Classified 'A' Class by NZ Travelling Medical Board, 2-3 August 1917. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 17 August 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing, believed killed, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800527 |