| Regimental number | 14104 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.2 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Dennis Histen, Factory Road, Temuka |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No 17), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs D. Histen, Factory Road, Temuka, Canterbury |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 62994 Pte Denis Patrick HISTEN, Otago Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 2 April 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 February 1917; marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 1 March 1917. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 6 March 1917 (injured toe); discharged to Base Depot, 21 March 1917. Joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 May 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 8 June 1917; discharged to NZ Base Depot, 4 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 August 1917. Detached to 2nd Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, 30 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18048380 |