
| Regimental number | 30836 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Plasterer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs Hoskinson, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Featherston |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 7 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917, and marched in to Auckland Training Regiment, Sling Camp. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, and posted to No 3 Company, Codford, 15 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Admitted to 4th NZ Field Ambulance, 14 August 1917 (myalgia); transferred to 1st NZ Field Ambulance, 16 August 1918; to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 22 August 1917; to No 6 General Hospital, Rouen, 24 August 1917; to England, 30 August 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 31 August 1917. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 23 October 1917. Attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 8 December 1917. Classified unfit by Medical Board, 25 May 1918, and placed on NZ Roll. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Mokoia', 30 May 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 24 September 1918. Total war service: 2 years 33 days (of which 1 year 222 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 48 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 3 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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