| Regimental number | 24/1716 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39.10 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, George Palmer, 2 Evelyn Place, Webb Street, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Found guilty, 21 August 1916, of being absent without leave and drunkenness: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. On leave to United Kingdom, 17 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 28 July 1917. Posted to No 1 NZ Entrenching Bn, 30 March 1918. Attached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 14 April 1918. Classified 'C' by NZ Standing Medical Board, 11 May 1918; detached to United Kingdom, 17 May 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HS 'Paparoa', 8 August 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 3 January 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 48 |
| Place of burial | Karori Cemetery, Wellington |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 8 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919866 |
