| Regimental number | 12/3940 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Bathurst, Te Awamutu, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 16th Waikato Company, Territorial Force; discharged from Main Body for overstaying leave. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hamilton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure. | |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | Light Rail Operating Section, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 1), Surrey, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Julia Bathurst, Te Awamutu, Waikato |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Admitted to 46th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 16 December 1917 (bronchitis), and transferred to 55th General Hospital; placed on 'dangerous' list, 20 December 1917; transferred to England, 29 December 1917 (nephritis: severe); admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital; placed on 'seriously ill' list, 11 January 1918; 'dangerously ill' list, 15 January 1918. Died of acute Bright's disease, 16 January 1918. War service: 2 years 62 days (of which 1 year 346 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 7 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22273517 |