
| Regimental number | 11/674 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Defence Office, Palmerston North |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emona Kelsall, Napier |
| Previous military service | Served as 356 Sergeant in 2nd and as Lieutenant in 8th New Zealand Contingents, South Africa (Boer War), and as 1195 Trooper, Transvaal Mounted Rifles. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Captain |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 4), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs L Kennedy, Queen's Drive, Lyall Bay, Wellington. Native of Broughty Ferry, Scotland |
| Medals |
Mention in Despatches 'For their fine example & conduct throughout, while in the Chunuk Bair position on the 8th & 9th Aug 1915 .'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, 8 August 1915. War service: 348 days (of which 297 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20521235 |