| Regimental number | 14978 |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Next of kin | Friend, Richard Porteous, 1 Barbour Street, Linwood, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 13), Steenwerck, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late James and Sarah Hancock, Porthill, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire, England |
| Other details |
Twice a member of a relief expedition to the Antarctic (Shackleton's party). War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 11 |