| Regimental number | 8/4192 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gore |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Age at embarkation | 33.7 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A McKinnon, Whiterig, Gore |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs A McKinnon, Whiterig, Gore, Southland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France (date not recorded). Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 29 July 1916, and posted to 8th Company. Reported Missing in Action, 15 September 1916. Court on Enquiry, held in the field, 11 December 1916, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 15 September 1916'. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805. |