| Regimental number | 10/727 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ceylon |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Address | New Plymouth |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 159 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, R P Hudson, Motueka, Nelson |
| Previous military service | 'A' Company, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | New Plymouth |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| 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 | Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Walton and Weybridge Cemetery (Screen Wall. 913), Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard Phineas Hudson and Ellen Phyllis Hudson, Marlow, Motueka, Nelson |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to No.4 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915 (influenza); transferred to HS 'Soudan', 20 May 1915 (measles); to Intarfa Hospital, Malta, 24 May 1915 (German measles). Disembarked Alexandria, 27 June 1915. Proceeded overseas to the Dardanelles, 28 July 1915. Admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 20 August 1915, and transferred to HS 'Duchess of Connaught' the same day (enteritis); to Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, England, 1 September 1915; discharged to furlough, 6 December 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 21 January 1916. Admitted to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 11 May 1916. Died, No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 18 May 1916 (pneumonia and heart failure). Total war service: 1 year 281 days (of which 1 year 239 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 18050554 |