| Regimental number | 10/4466 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E G Jefferson, 20 North Road, Papanui, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For most conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in that during the operations at Le Quesnoy on November 4th 1918, when the Sergeant of the subsection was killed he assumed command and despite the heavy enemy barrage fire, continued to cover the advance of the infantry. He attended to the wounded under heavy shell fire, and throughout the whole day by his coolness and courage and set a very fine example to the men of the subsection.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 8 |