| Regimental number | 23/1906 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Napier, 148 Olliviers Road, Linwood, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No 19), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary and the late James Napier, Glenroy, Hororata |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined Bn, 4 June 1916, and posted to C company. Transferred to 4th Bn, NZ rifle Brigade, 8 June 1916.Performed duties of Adjutant, 18 October-20 November 1916. Appointed Quartermaser, 3rd Bn, 7 January 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, 15 January 1917. Appointed 2nd in command, B Company, 29 June 1917. Relinquished position of Quartermaster, 3rd Bn, whilst employed as 2nd in command of a Company, 29 July 1917. To be Temporary Captain, 29 July 1917. Killed in action, 16 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Archives file incomplete: no Form B103 or Attestation Form. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |