| Regimental number | 23/450 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Steward |
| Address | George Hotel, Port Chalmers |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Helen Harvey, 70 Lewis Mansions, Liverpool Road, Highbury, London W, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| 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 | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez from HT 'Maunganui', 15 November 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Marsa Matruh, 19 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 18 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 12 August 1916, and posted to C Company. Detached to Brigade Headquarters, 12 August 1916; rejoined Bn, 8 January 1917. Wounded in action, 10 September 1917 (shell shock: 'Soldier was subjected to shell explosion in course of his duty'), and admitted to 41st Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 12 September 1917; to 59th General Hospital, St Omer, 1 October 1917; to England, 10 November 1917, and admitted to Military Hospital, Tooting, 11 November 1917. Classified 'unfit' by Medical Board. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Ulimaroa', 1 May 1918; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 10 December 1918. War service: 3 years 197 days (of which 2 years 250 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 52 |
| Place of burial | Karori Cemetery, Wellington |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792748 |
