| Regimental number | 11159 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waikaka |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J W McLeod, 10 Princess Street, Invercargill |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimoroa on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Willis and Mary McLeod, 11 Princes Street, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Reverted to the ranks, 2 July 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 3 July 1916 (diarrhoea); transferred to No 27 General Hospital, Abbassia, 9 July 1916; to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 10 August 1916 (dysentery). Embarked Alexandria, 27 August 1916; marched into 3rd Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 7 September 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 25 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916 Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10926344 |