| Regimental number | 2/1462 |
| Address | Coronation Road, Epsom, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Brother, T M Playfair, Eighth Avenue, Tauranga |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No 19A), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Gedge Playfair and Elizabeth Jane Adamson Playfair, Dalefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth |