| Regimental number | 10/3029 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | New Plymouth |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 11 Arlington Street, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, F May, c/o District Engineer's Office, Railways, Greymouth |
| Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the N[orth] I[sland] Railway Bn; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front [Record incomplete for period October 1915-August 1916] Admitted to 13th General Hospital, France, 14 August 1916; transferred to England, 12 August 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 12 August 1916; transferred from No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 23 August 1916; to Venereal Disease Section, NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, 23 November 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 25 January 1917 (mumps: slight); transferred to Base Depot, Codford, 12 February 1917. Admitted to NZ Convalescent Section, Codford (Venereal Ward), 20 April 1917 (gonorrhoea); discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 8 May 1917.`Joined 3rd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 July 1917, and posted to 9th Company. Transferred to Headquarters Signallers, 16 August 1917. Detached to School of Instruction, 1 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 September 1917. Wounded in action, 14 October 1917 (gas shell, mustard), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 16 October 1917; to England, 27 October 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 29 October 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 4 December 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 13 February 1918. Detailed 'On Command', No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 12 April 1918. Marched in to Reserve Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 13 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1918; joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 17 October 1918, and posted to 9th Company. Found guilty, 9 October 1918: awarded 168 hours' detention, and forfeited 2 days' pay. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 12 December 1918 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 55th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 December 1918; to 7th General Hospital, 19 December 1918; to 51st General Hospital, 28 December 1918; to 26th General Hospital, 3 January 1919 (influenza and gonorrhoea); discharged from hospital, 24 February 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Prinzerrin', 1 July 1919; discharged, 28 July 1919. Total war service: 4 years 45 days (of which 3 years 265 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 83 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |