| Regimental number | 35486 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 172 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Race, Trafalgar, Georgetown, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917. Posted to 3rd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 30 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Wounded in action, 14 August 1917 (gas attack); admitted to 14th General Hospital, Rouen, 16 August 1917; transferred to England, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 18 August 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 5 October 1917; to Convalescent Depot, Codford, 5 November 1917, and granted furlough to 19 November 1917. Marched into 5th Infantry Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 12 February 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 19 February 1918 (venereal disease sore); discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 14 March 1918. Found guilty, 29 July 1918, of being absent without leave: forfeited 6 days' pay, and deprived of a further 28 days' pay. Found guilty, 27 August 1918, of being absent without leave: forfeited 5 days' gross pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 September 1918; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 November 1918, and transferred to 21st Casualty Clearing Station; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 26 November 1918 (influenza); to 46th Stationary Hospital, 27 November 1918; to 34th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 November 1918 (boils); to 10th General Hospital, 1 December 1918; to No 2 convalescent Depot, 3 December 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 17 December 1918; rejoined Bn, 16 January 1919. Detached to United Kingdom, 11 February 1919. Discharged, 26 June 1919. Total war service abroad: 2 years 174 days Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |