| Regimental number | 39835 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Lindsay, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret Gordon Lindsay, 9 Gladstone Place, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; awarded 2 days' detention, and forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant, at sea, 24 March 1917 (charge not specified); disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to A Company. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 2 September 1917, of charge of being absent without leave, in that he absented himself without leave from 7.20 pm, 16 August 1917, after being warned for duty in the trenches on the same day until apprehended at Steenwerck about 8.30 pm, 19 August 1917: awarded 7 years' penal servitude; two years of sentence remitted. Sentence suspended, 18 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 36 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919606 |