| Regimental number | 6/3338 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydenham, Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | 25 Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.7 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Harding, 21 Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in C Company, 1st Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elizabeth Harding, of 120, Huxley Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, and the late Charles Harding |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 13 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 26 December 1915. Joined Canterbury Infantry Bn, Ismailia, 9 January 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 3 May 1916, of (1) being absent from Tattoo Roll Call; (2) drunkenness: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917, and admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 8 June 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 18 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 June 1917. On leave to England, 16 September 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 5 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 13 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Eighth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791471 |