| Regimental number | 10/435 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | England |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Address | 10 Broad Street, Palmerston North |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33.8 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Murdoch, 35 Grove Road, Chatham, Kent, England |
| Previous military service | Served in the East Kent Regiment ('The Buffs'), South African (Boer) War. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| 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 | Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | First name entered as Sydney on CWGC site. Mother: Mrs Mary Murdoch, 43 Stafford Street, Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 18 April 1915. Promoted Corporal, 7 May 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: Previously reported missing, now believed dead.' War service: 360 days (of which 297 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21378752 |