| Regimental number | 23/440 |
| Address | 132 Nith Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jessie Gunn, Toiro Street, Balclutha, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension (Row G, Grave No 15B), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Jessie Sainsbury, Mornington, Dunedin |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For great courage and devotion to duty during the operations round Messines on 7th June 1917. Private Gun, who is a Signaller, went forward with the Forward Observing Officer of the Machine Gun Group to reconnoiter and guided the gun team through an intense artillery fire to their positions. He also carried messages several times under very heavy enemy artillery fire.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB |