| Regimental number | 23/2016 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Roilton, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H A Jones, c/o A W Gray, Greystoke, Upper Tataenui, Marton |
| Previous military service | Served in A Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frances W Henrietta Jones, 1 Russell Street, Marton, Wanganui |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 12 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 May 1916, and posted to B Company, and relinquished appointment of Temporary Corporal. Admitted to 1st Northumberland Sta Field Ambulance, 24 September 1916 (tonsillitis); transferred to No 23 General Hospital, 26 September 1916; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 28 September 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 3 October 1916; to No 24 General Hospital, Etaples, 10 October 1916 (ICT face); to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 21 October 1916. Transferred to 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, 29 October 1916, and posted to A Company. Detached to NZ Reinforcements Camp, 30 May 1917.Rejoined unit, 18 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 11 July 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 24 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 5 August 1917. Promoted Corporal, 18 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054544 |