| Regimental number | 10/1247 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Hastings |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.4 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabella Haliburton, Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Atholl Highland Regiment, British Army; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4/1247A |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Isabella Haliburton, 4 Victoria Terrace, East Bay, Dunoon, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Reported sick, 6 July 1915; returned to duty, 12 July 1915 (no further details recorded). Admitted to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Imbros, 11 September 1915, (diarrhea); transferred to 1st Austraian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 19 September 1915; to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 1 October 1915; discharged as 'A' class, 9 October 1915; returned to duty, 10 October 1915. Killed in action, Hill 60, 11 December 1915. War service: 1 year 56 days (of which 363 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Second |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16790154 |