| Regimental number | 32265 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hastings |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Walden, 100 Oliphant Road, Hastings |
| Previous military service | Served in B Company, 9th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| 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 | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Susannah Walden, 808 Lawrence Street, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, Napier |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 3 March 1917 (German measles); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 11 April 1917. Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 21 May 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21095567 |