| Regimental number | 24/1071 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kaiapoi |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Ploughman |
| Address | Wrey's Bush, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.6 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 141 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E J Heald, Awarua Plains, Southland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs E.J. Heald, Wrey's Bush, Invercargill |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 24/464 Pte Thomas James HEALD, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 15 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 23 March 1916, and posted to 8th Company. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right leg), and admitted to 1/3 Northumbrian Field Ambulance; transferred to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 17 September 1916; to England, 19 September 1916, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 24 October 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 5 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 7 January 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal (unpaid), 23 February 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 29 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 10 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793642 |