| Regimental number | 7/1885 |
| Address | 1 Waverley Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs A Masters, Public Trust Office, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 36 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IXA, Row H, Grave No 8), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late John and Ada Peterson |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Eighth |