| Regimental number | 10988 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Port Albert |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Fruit grower |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.5 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Lewis Philip Becroft, Port Albert, Kaipara Line |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Lewis Philip Becroft and Eliza Becroft, Belmont Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 December 1916. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274090 |