| Regimental number | 64082 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Patea |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Postal clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Larking, Duncan Street, Wanganui East |
| Previous military service | Served in the Post & Telegraph Corps; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 22 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 7 January 1918; marched in to Sling Camp, 9 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 6 April 1918. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 June 1918 (influenza); rejoined Bn, in the field, 2 July 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 29 September 1918 (diarrhoea, suspected dysentery); transferred to 21st Casualty Clearing Station, 5 October 1918; to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 17 October 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Rimutaka', 5 April 1919; discharged (no longer physiocally fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 25 June 1919. Total war service, 1 year 308 days (of which 1 year 188 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: John (b. England) and Lucy (b. New Zealand) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 57 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 29 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |