| Regimental number | 14304 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cookstown, Co Derry, Ireland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs David Ferguson, Nukutawhiti, Whangarei |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England,22 August 1916; marched in to Auckland Company, 1st Training Bn, Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 October 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 18 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 5 September 1917. Found guilty, 12 September 1917, of overatying leave from midnight, 30 August, to 2 September 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 3 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Attached to Australian Tunnellers, 11 December 1917. Admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 25 December 1917 (pneumonia); transferred same day to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, Outrean, 31 December 1917; to England, 3 August 1918, and admitted same day to Southwark Military Hospital. Trasferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 29 January 1918; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 22 February 1918; discharged on leave, 15 March 1918, until 30 March 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 28 May 1918; attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 4 June 1918. Appointed Lance Corporal, 6 September 1918. Detached to School of Instruction, Tidworth, 9 September 1918; rejoined Auckland Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 19 October 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HT 'Willochra', 8 March 1919; disembarked Wellington, 15 April 1919; discharged, 13 May 1919. Total war service: 3 years 67 days (of which 2 years 294 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 29 Archives New Zealand (WEllington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |