| Regimental number | 8/2099 |
| Address | Tuparoa |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, D Porter, St Kilda, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs James Porteous, Nisbet Place, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth |