| Regimental number | 36836 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| True Name | William Ernest |
| Occupation | Bricklayer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabel McLeod, Bush Road, Mosgiel |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 6), Colincamps, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Isabella McLeod, Mosgiel |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 20 |