| Regimental number | 24/206 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bulls |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farrier |
| Address | Gowerfield, Bulls |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma M Stokes, Paengaroa, Bay of Plenty |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Senior Cadets, Wanganui College; not serving in any military unit 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, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| 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: Emma Margaret Stokes (formerly Kilgour), Paengaroa, Bay of Plenty, and the late James Kilgour. Native of Bulls, Wanganui |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Proceeded to Ismailia, 17 January 1916. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to hospital, in the field, 30 June 1916; rejoined unit from hospital, 2 July 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 16 November 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined unit, 26 November 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 21 December 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 3 February 1917 (on leave from France; bronchial catarrh); discharged from hospital, 14 February 1917; rejoined unit in France, 18 February 1917. Promoted Corporal, 18 April 1917. Detached to Divisional Reinforcements Camp, 30 May 1917; rejoined unit, 18 June 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 July 1917 (scabies), and transferred to 50th Casualty Clearing Station; rejoined unit, 15 August 1917. Wounded in action, slightly, remained at duty, 26 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Note on file: 'Buried in area comprised by a large circle of radius 350 yds of which the centre is at Pillbox D.9.d.85.95.28.N.E.1'. Grave subsequently lost. War service: 2 years 128 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18056987 |