| Regimental number | 8/3959 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Napier |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Munro, Toiro, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in NZ Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Lachlan and Kate Munro, Toiro, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 10 May 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 15 June 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Admitted to No 141 Field Ambulance, 29 September 1916; transferred to No 47 Field Ambulance, 29 September 1916; discharged to duty, 3 October 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 October 1916. Admitted to No 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station,18 October 1916; transferred to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, 24 October 1916 (influenza); to No 7 Convalescent Depot, 31 October 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 3 November 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 22 December 1916. Detached to Reinforcements Camp, 2 June 1917. Admitted to NZ Stationary Hospital, Hazebrouck, 2 June 1917 (dental caries); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 31 July 1917. Transferred to 3rd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 30 August 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Now, 18 November 1917, declared 'wounded and missing'. Court of Enquiry, 11 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Service Number incorrectly entered on Archway as 83959. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21378576 |