| Regimental number | 23/1726 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Southbridge |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs D Carey, 22 Princes Street, Woolston, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Sister: Mrs Mary Carey, Colenso Street, Sumner, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 10 March 1916, and reverted to the ranks. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 8 April 1916. Wounded in action, and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right knee); rejoined unit, 24 September 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 26 November 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 11 January 1917. Promoted Corporal, 4 February 1917. Admitted to North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, 20 March 1917 (mumps); transferred to St Omer, 21 March 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 9 April 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 15 August 1917. On leave to Paris, 11 September 1917; rejoined unit, 19 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried in the vicinity of Belle Vue Spur: report by Rev. J.H. LUSH; grave subsequently lost. War service: 1 year 360 days (of which 1 year 278 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 16, p. 1 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10928237 |