| Regimental number | 29905 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mokehania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs P J Martin, Weld Street, Hokitika |
| Previous military service | Served in A Company, 13th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Specialist Company, Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
| Members of the Specialists Company left New Zealand on board three ships(HMNZT 'Mokoia', 13 February 1917; HMNZT 'Navua', 16 February 1917; and HMNZT 'Aparima', 16 February 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs F. Martin, Hokitika, Greymouth |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Corporal. reverted to the ranks at own request, 28 May 1917. Taken on strength, Machine Gun Company, Grantham, 31 May 1917. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 1 June 1917; relinquished appointment of Temporary Corporal, 16 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917. Admitted to 20th General Hospital, 26 July 1917 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 2 August 1917. Joined No 1 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field, 19 August 1917. Transferred to No 2 Company, NZMGC, 3 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried in area comprised by a circle of radius 350 yards of which the centre is at Pillbox at D.9.d.85.95.28.N.E.1; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 22 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21384348 |