| Regimental number | 12/2064 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dargaville |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | Dargaville |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.6 |
| Height | 5' 8.75" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Nairn, 24 Campbell Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Member of the Dargaville Defence Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Second given name spelled on CWGC site as Jamieson. Parents: Janet Nairn, 24 Campbell Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, and the late George Nairn |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 48554 Pte Donald Brisbane NAIRN, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 19 December 1918; 4/914 James Bruce NAIRN |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Auckland Infantry Bn, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 12 July 1915 (debility); transferred by HS 'Gloucester Castle' to Malta, 20 July 1915, and admitted to St Andrew's Hospital, 24 July 1915. Embarked Malta, 31 October 1915, and admitted to Lord Derby's War Hospital, Warrington, 9 November 1915. Attached to NZ Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, France, 7 June 1916; rejoined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, Armentieres, 11 July 1916. Reported 'Unaccounted for', in the field, 30 September 1916. Court of Enquiry, 20 December 1916, determined fate as 'Missing, believed to have been killed in action, 30 September 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |