| Regimental number | 23084 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tasmania, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.8 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, C S Ireland, Glencoe House, Masterton |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Tasmania; resigned on leaving the country. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium, |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Agnes Nicholls, Longford, Tasmania, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 27 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 September 1916. Found guilty, 5 December 1916, of destroying 2 head of poultry, property of a French civilian: forfeited 28 days' pay. Ordered to pay cost of one MT cover: 5/4d. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 12 April 1917 (diarrhoea); discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 21 April 1917; rejoined unit, 23 April 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, hip), and admitted to 77th Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, 23 June 1917. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 30 August 1917; to No 3 Convalescent Depot, Le Treport, 9 September 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 15 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380422 |