
| Regimental number | 10/468 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Feilding |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Butter maker |
| Address | Makino |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | John Nesbit, Sandon Road, Feilding |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Manchester Rifles, Feilding; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni |
| 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 | Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: M.S.C. Nesbit, Sandon Road, Feilding, Wellington, and the late John Nesbit |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915. Promoted Corporal, 16 July 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'. War service: 352 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379881 |