| Regimental number | 24/2029 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Telegraphist |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28.5 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 125 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary E Lyon, 502 George Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in 'Old Volunteer Corps'; discharged 'under free will'. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mary Elizabeth Lyon, 502 George Street, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916. Joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 May 1916, and posted to B Company. Attached to 2nd ANZAC Reinforcements Camp, 4 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 18 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 21 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 3 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 30 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921384 |