| Regimental number | 13/3181 |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Next of kin | Brother, John Laing, 16 Kent Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery, (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 1), Steenwerck, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: John William Laing, 16 Harcourt Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 1 |