| Regimental number | 13/516 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cardrona, Otago |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Paengaroa, Bay of Plenty |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.9 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs H Jones, Queenstown, Otago |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Auckland on |
| The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Sister: Mrs Jean Primmer, 32 Rosewarne Street, Spreydon, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, from Gaba Tepe, 5 June 1915 (haemorrhoids); rejoined unit, Sidi Bishr, 23 June 1915. Admitted to DBI Hospital, Abbassia, 23 December 1915 (venereal); discharged from hospital, 13 February 1916; rejoined unit, Moascar, 6 March 1916. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Found guilty, 4 June 1916, of being absent from billet after 8.30 pm: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 25 November 1916, of while in charge of [illegible] collided with a stationary motor car: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Transferred to NZ Pioneers, 9 December 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 7 April 1917 (soft chancre, recurring), and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 53rd North Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 8 April 1917; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 11 April 1917 (venereal disease: syphilis); discharged from hospital, 15 May 1917; marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 16 May 1917. Admitted to 51st General Hospital, 30 May 1917; discharged from hospital, 12 June 1917 (scabies, non-venereal). Admitted to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 18 June 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 21 June 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 June 1917. Wounded in action, 29 July 1917 (gun shot wound, right leg, contusions), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 July 1917; discharged to unit, 4 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 4 August 1917. Transferred from Pioneer Bn to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 7 September 1917, and posted to 8th Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now reported killed in action, 12 October 1917.' War service: 3 years 50 days (of which 1116 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054359 |