| Regimental number | 8/1601 |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Occupation | Student |
| Next of kin | Father, S E Pilling, Milburn, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Ewen Pilling and Mary Elizabeth Pilling, Inglis Street, Mosgiel, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 7 |