| Regimental number | 10/989 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gisborne |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | c/o M H Strachan, PO Box 254, Napier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.3 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Strachan, PO Box 254, Napier |
| Previous military service | Served in A Squadron, 9th Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Napier |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Hawke's Bay Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20) Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: May Strachan (formely Heale), Napier, and the late Alfred Lawson Heale MD |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 26/306 Rifleman George Sydney HEALE, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 12 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, 8 August 1915. War service: 361 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793659 |