| Regimental number | 10/195 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scales, Cumberland, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | York Street, Dannevirke |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.8 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Grandfather, Matthew Bell, Scales, Cumberland, England |
| Previous military service | 'H' Company, 5th Battalion, Border Regiment (2 years, left country) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| 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 | 17th Ruahine Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Found guilty, 3 March 1915, of disobeying an order: awarded 4 days' confined to barracks. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to Fleet Sweeper 'Clacton', 1 July 1915 (otorrhoea and diarrhoea); transferred to HS 'Franconian', 2 June 1915; to Public Health Department Hospital, Alexandria, 8 June 1915; discharged to duty, 3 July 1915, and marched into NZ Advance Base, Mustapha, 3 July 1915. Proceeded overseas to the Dardanelles, 28 July 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 3 August 1915. Admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 13 August 1915 (debility); discharged to duty, 17 August 1915. Admitted to HS 'Grantully Castle', 1 October 1915 (dental treatment); transferred to St John's Hospital, Malta, 6 October 1915 (dental treatment and pleurisy); to Ghain Tuffieha Hospital, Malta, 23 October 1915; proceeded to Egypt, 7 November 1915 (pneumonia); to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 11 January 1916 (dysentery and enteric fever). Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 11 February 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 14 March 1916; discharged, 6 June 1916. Total war service: 1 year 298 days (of which 1 year 157 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 74 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18048734 |