| Regimental number | 26/817 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Baker's assistant |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 108 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M E Jacobson, Waiwera, North Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Auckland; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIX, Row D, Grave No 18), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Margaret Pitethley (formerly Jacobson), Ongarue. Native of Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916. Wounded in action, 28 October 1916 (gun shot wound, leg), and admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 29 October 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 20 November 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 December 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 31 March 1917 (mumps); transferred to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 31 March 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 20 April 1917. Attached to NZ Wing/ Anzac Reinforcements Camp, 4 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 June 1917. Rejoined unit, in the feld, 18 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 3 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 17 May 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 2 days (of which 1 year 251 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052670 |