| Regimental number | 40812 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E A E Howell, 91 Vickery's Road, Sockburn |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No 8), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: C.F. and E.A.E. Horwell, Sockburn, Canterbury |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 3 |