| Regimental number | 8/1314 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Rotherham, Canterbury |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.6 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G Gillespie, Rotherham, North Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Alice Gillespie (formerly Piper), Culverden, North Canterbury |
| Other details |
No Form B103 of file; few details available. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded at Gallipoli; admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, England, 2 June 1915. Promoted Corporal, 7 September 1916. Reverted to Private, 12 May 1917. Posted to 1st NZ Division Employment Company (date not recorded). Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, from Employment Company, 22 July 1917. War service: 2 years 343 days (of which 1034 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Second |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20801582 |