| Regimental number | 24/482 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Thames |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Nelson Crescent, Napier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.4 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Jordan, Supreme Court, Napier |
| Previous military service | Served in 7th Battery, NZ Field Artillery, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| 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: Mr and Mrs James Jordan, Tauranga |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Admitted to Convalescent Depot, Mustapha, 20 December 1915 (venereal); discharged to duty, 7 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 6 May 1916. Admitted to 30th General Hospital, 6 July 1916 (tonsillitis); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 12 July 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 14 September 1916. Moved from Lewis Machine Gun Company to D Company, 26 November 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 17 March 1917. Detached to Lewis Gun School, 13 May 1917; rejoined unit, 30 May 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 June 1917 (accidental sprained left ankle: soldier not to blame), and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, 20 June 1917; promoted Corporal, 23 June 1917; discharged to No 7 Convalescent Depot, 13 July 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 21 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 October 1917. Reported 'Wounded and missing, 12 October 1917'. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. War service: 1 year 135 days (of which 935 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 18054920 |