
| Regimental number | 24/559 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Westland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | c/o Marshall, Delphic Hotel, Kaikorai |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 39.2 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 131 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Pool, Dillmanstown, Westland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Ellen Pool, Dillmanstown, Westland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Proceeded to Ismailia, 17 January 1916. Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Detached to Railway Construction Party, 7 January 1917; rejoined unit, 17 March 1917. Detached to Divisional Reinforcements Camp, 30 May 1917; rejoined unit, 18 June 1917. Transferred from B Company to C Company, 3 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 135 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20802006 |
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