| Regimental number | 2/2173 |
| Place of birth | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |
| Address | 2 Franklin Road, Ponsonby |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L A Kersey, 96 Hamilton Road, Newtown, Great Yarmouth, England |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | 12th Battery, 3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row E, Grave No 15), near Bapaume, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late John Robert and Laura Alice Kersey, formerly of 17 Walpole Road, Great Yarmouth, England. Born at Great Yarmouth |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh |