| Regimental number | 6/2173 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Salvation Army |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Kongahu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10.75" |
| Weight | 170 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Jefferies, Kongahu, Westport |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Codford St Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 36), Wiltshire, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ada Jefferies, Kangahu, Karamea |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 6/2172 Pte Charles Henry JEFFERIES, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 1 February 1919; 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, 9 August 1915. Admitted to No 16 Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 5 September 1915 (enteric); transferred to St David's Hospital, Malta, 10 September 1915; to England, 15 September 1915, and admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, 23 September 1915; discharged to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch (date not recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 12 May 1916; rejoined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 July 1916. Wounded in action, 16 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); admitted to No 14 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 17 July 1916; transferred to England, 20 July 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 20 July 1916. Transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 4 August 1916; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 29 September 1916; to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 7 February 1917. Died, lumbar pneumonia, 12 February 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |