| Regimental number | 10/185 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Clareville |
| Occupation | Shepherd |
| Address | c/o W Wardell, Clareville |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27.6 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Miss Meenken, Clareville, Carterton |
| Previous military service | Served in the Greytown Rifles and South Wairanga Mounted Rifles; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Final unit | New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915; admitted to Lowland Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 11 August 1915 (gunshot wound, right wrist); discharged, 13 September 1915; rejoined unit, Mudros, 16 September 1915. Admitted to No.2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 22 September 1915 (gastritis); discharged, 1 November 1915, and rejoined unit, Mudros, the same day. Embarked, Egypt, with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 14 July 1916 (gunshot wound, left thigh); admitted to No.35 General Hospital, date not stated; transferred to England, 16 July 1916; to No.2 London General Hospital, Chelsea, 17 July 1916; to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 4 August 1916; attached to NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 8 September 1916; discharged to leave, 16 September 1916. Admitted to No.1 NZ Hospital, Brockenhurst, 24 October 1916. Transferred to Ordnance Corps, Sling Camp, 23 November 1916. Appointed Temporary Sergeant while attending course of training for Quartermaster Sergeant, 9 October 1917; attached to strength of NZ Reserve Group, 28 November 1917. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant for return to NZ, 7 January 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Arawa', 10 January 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War service on account of wounds received in action), 7 August 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21374446 |