| Regimental number | 8/3724 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss M Northam, Rosebank, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia |
| Previous military service | Member, Akarana Defence Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 1), Nord, France |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 14 February 1916. Joined Bn, Reserve Camp, 7 March 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Embarked Alexandria for France, 9 April 1916. To hospital, sick, 21 April 1916; rejoined unit, 25 April 1916 (no further details recorded). Mentioned in 2nd Infantry Brigade Routine Orders by Brigadier-General Braithwaite for voluntarily moving out into No Man's Land in search of missing or wounded raiders and having collected a large quantity of lost equipment.' Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 July 1916 (sprained ankle); rejoined unit, 14 July 1916. Wounded in action, 23 July 1916 (gun shot wound, upper extremities), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne; to England, 27 July 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea; transferred to 2nd NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 10 August 1916; to 1st NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 19 August 1916; to NZ Convalescent Camp, Grey Towers, 8 September 1916; discharged on leave, 11 September 1916, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 26 September 1916. Appointed Cook, 29 November 1916. Relinquished apppointment as Cook, 4 April 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 15 April 1918 (carbuncle); marched in to Camp Sling from hospital, 9 May 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 September 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 23 September 1918. Killed in action, 5 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Attestation form: condition of teeth: 'artificial' |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 31 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |