| Regimental number | 23855 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Inglewood |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Carrier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8.25" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anne Mustchin, Waipawa, Hawke's Bay |
| Previous military service | Served in B Company, 17th Regiment, 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, 13th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLV, Plot A, Row No 6), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Arthur and Helen Mustchin, Waipawa, Hawke's Bay. Native of Taranaki |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 26 September 1916. Admitted to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 28 November 1916; discharged to duty, 1 December 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 December 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 2 January 1917; transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 4 January 1917 (scabies); to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 6 January 1917; to No 10 Stationary Hospital, St Omer, 12 January 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 16 February 1917. Admitted to No 129 Field Ambulance, 5 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 19 April 1917. Found guilty, 9 July 1917, of being absent without leave: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 16 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing, now reported killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 9 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379218 |