| Regimental number | 9/979 |
| Place of birth | Ross, Westland |
| True Name | NEILSEN |
| Address | Te Namu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Neilson, Te Namu, Westport |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitomo on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot B, Row VII, Grave No 2), Malta |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Margaret Neilsen, Young's Road, Papakura, Auckland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 23030 Pte Vincent Charles NEILSEN, No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, died of wounds, 10 December 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died in Malta of wounds sustained at Gallipoli. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fourth |