| Regimental number | 8/891 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Port Chalmers |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Carey's Bay, Port Chalmers |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.3 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Alfred N. Larkins, Carey's Bay, Port Chalmers, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in A company, Coastal Defence, Port Chalmers; at time of NZEF enlistment was serving in the 4th Otago Regiment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot B, Row II, Grave No 3), Malta |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs A.N. Larkins, Lower Harbour, Port Chalmers |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 18 May 1915 (dysentery, rheumatism); transferred to Hospital Ship, 21 May 1915, and admitted to hospital, Malta. Died of enteric fever, 20 July 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |