| Regimental number | 8/1186 |
| Address | Northeast Valley, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, J Bardsley, Arnold Street, Northeast Valley, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Drowned |
| Place of burial | At sea |
| Commemoration details | Canterbury Provincial Memorial, Christchurch |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs J. Bardsley, 265 Main Road, North East Valley, Dunedin |
| Other details | Drowned en route to New Zealand. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Second |