| Regimental number | 10/965 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Taradale |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Nursery hand |
| Address | 308 Lascelles Street, Hastings |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Albert Napier, Beresford Street, Hastings |
| Previous military service | 'E' Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment (discharged after completing term of service) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hastings |
| 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 | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, Anzac, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, right eye and shoulder); admitted to HS 'Itonus', 27 April 1915; transferred to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 30 April 1915; proceeded to England, 7 May 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Edgbastion, 20 May 1915; discharged, 29 May 1915; marched into Australia and New Zealand Base Depot, Weymouth, 1 June 1915. Appointed Acting Sergeant, 9 June 1915. Appointed Sergeant, 5 August 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 3 February 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action - loss of right eye), 15 March 1916. Total war service: 1 year 216 days (of which 1 year 111 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 44 |
| Place of burial | Hastings, Plot 215, Block IX.L |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379351 |