| Regimental number | 12/2582 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | c/o Nurse McQuay, Stratford |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma McQuay, Stratford, Taranaki |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
| The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Struck off strength as a deserter, 13 July 1916. Found wandering in London but could not be identified; returned to Australia and committed to Callan Park Asylum, New South Wales. Finally identified by his mother as a New Zealand soldier. War service: 12 year 280 days (of which 1 year 163 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 64 |
| Place of burial | Kopuatama Soldiers' Cemetery |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10927130
Jen Hawksley, 'Long time coming home: The "Unknown Patient" of Callan Park', in Martin Crotty & Marina Larsson, Anzac Legacies: Australians and the Aftermath of War (Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2010) https://onehundredstories.anu.edu.au/stories/thank-god-you-are-found |