| Regimental number | 6/3726 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Reefton |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hansby, Derby Street, Westport |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs William Hansby, Westport |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 19 February 1916. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 July 1916 (myalgia); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 8 July 1916; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 4 August 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 19 August 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 September 1916 (myalgia); rejoined unit, 30 September 1916. Wounded in action, 27 November 1916; now, 19 December 1916, reported not wounded. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 November 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined unit, 4 December 1916. Detached to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company, 12 March 1917; rejoined unit, 28 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 1 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave. 12 August 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Buried at Passchendaele in the vicinity of Belle Vue Spur by Rev. J. Lush; grave subsequently lost. War service: 1 year 36 days (of which 427 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 25 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791228 |