| Regimental number | 9/46 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oturehua |
| Address | Ranfurly |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Jopson, Oturehua, Central Otago |
| Previous military service | Member, Wedderburn Rifle Club |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915. Erroneously reported Killed in Action, 5-7 August 1915. Rejoined unit, 5 September 1915. Admitted to Floriana Military Hospital, Malta, 12 September 1915 (enteritis and septic leg); transferred to All Saints Camp, 21 October 1915; embarked for Egypt, 2 December 1915; rejoined unit, Ghezireh, 7 December 1915. Attached to 2nd ANZAC Headquarters, 16 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France (date not recorded). Proceeded on leave, 2 October 1916; rejoined unit from leave, 13 October 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 11 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 26 November 1917. Transferred to No 2 NZ (A) EC, 15 January 1918. Admitted to 49th Field Ambulance, 5 March 1918 (pneumonia), and transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to 18th General Hospital, 8 March 1918; to England, 11 March 1918, and admitted to Southwark Military Hospital, 12 March 1918; transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 11 April 1918; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 6 June 1918. Classified 'Unfit' by Medical Board (UK), and placed on NZ Roll, 4 July 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Ionic', 24 August 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 18 November 1918. War service: 4 years 86 days (of which 3 years 360 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |