| Regimental number | 32820 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Cooney, 35 Reed Street, Oamaru, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in the 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars) Regiment, Territorial Force. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| 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 | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs M Cooney, 35 Reed Street, Oamaru |
| Other details |
Embarked, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; marched in to New Zealand Base Depot, Etaples, 3 March 1917. To Segregation, 14 March 1917; marched in to New Zealand Base Depot, 25 April 1917. Joined 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, and posted to C Company. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right side and head), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 10th Australian Field Ambulance; discharged to duty, 16 June 1917; rejoined unit, 20 June 1917. Reported missing in action, 12 October 1917. Subsequently confirmed killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21897123 |