| Regimental number | 6/2172 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Salvation Army |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Kongahu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Jefferies, Kongahu, Westport |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 6/2173 Pte Job JEFFERIES, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died of disease, 12 February 1917; 8/1267 Pte William JEFFERIES, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 1-23 May 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Canterbury Infantry Bn, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, variously described as head, face, right arm, left forearm); admitted to Hospital Ship, 8 August 1915, and transferred to Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 9 August 1915; transferred to hospital, Malta, 21 August 1915; to England, 26 August 1915, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 3 September 1915; attached to strength of NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 24 January 1916. Admitted to Depot Hospital, 15 March 1916 (venereal disease); discharged from hospital, 3 April 1916; attached to NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 6 April 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Brigade Training Bn, Sling Camp, 24 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 26 September 1916. On leave to England, 12 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 26 August 1917. Found guilty, 9 May 1918, of being in Doullens without a pass, 4-10 pm, 7 May 1918: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay and 1 day's pay under royal Warrant. Found guilty, 23 July 1918, of insolence to an officer: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. On leave to United Kingdom, 26 August 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 12 September 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Hororata', 1 February 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on active service: otitis media and general debility), 19 June 1919. Total war service: 4 years 128 days (of which 3 years 332 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 55 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |