| Regimental number | 10/521 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Taradale |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Bricklayer |
| Address | 261 Clifford Street, Gisborne |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.3 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Elizabeth Leitch, Taradale, Hawke's Bay |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Napier City Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 9th (Hawke's Bay) Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to HS 'Scotian', 16 August 1915 (synovitis of the knee); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 26 August 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915; discharged (medically unfit: synovitis, right knee), 27 April 1919. Total war service: 1 year 254 days (of which 1 year 15 days was abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 69 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10918933 |