| Regimental number | 32808 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36.2 |
| Height | 5' 2" |
| Weight | 114 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, John Lethbridge, Tarras, Central Otago |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J 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. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Sister: Mrs Margaret Trewern, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 November 1916; found guilty, 21 December 1916, at sea; charge not recorded: awarded 7 days' detention and deprived of 15 days' pay; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Found guilty, 2 March 1917, of when on Active Service being absent without leave, 26-27 February 1917: forfeited 1 day's pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 March 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 2 June 1917, and posted to B Company. Found guilty, 2 July 1917, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 1 am, 15 June, to noon, 15 June 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 12 September 1917, of when on Active Service being absent without leave, 6-8 pm, 8 September 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Previously sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment, Dunedin; nature of crime not specified. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22278733 |