| Regimental number | 2/1 |
| Address | 9 Jessie Street, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, William Jessen, 9 Jessie Street, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Battery SM |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Bombardier |
| Final unit | 9th Battery, 2nd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row P, Grave No 3), Achiet-le-Grand, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Christine Jessen, Mauriceville West, New Zealand. Also served with the Advance Party NZEF at Samoa |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv |