| Regimental number | 18741 |
| Occupation | Carter |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Akersten, 84 Federal Street, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 188), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Catherine Akersten, Nelson; Wife: Mary A. Akersten, 17 Grosvenor Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 4 |