| Regimental number | 11/2392 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Akaroa, Canterbury |
| Occupation | Sheep farmer |
| Address | Pakowhai, Gisborne |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs G H Black, c/o Mrs Allan Straus, Awapuni, Palmerston North |
| Previous military service | 2 years, Legion of Frontiersmen |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles, B Squadron |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 27), Armentieres, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs D.M. Ashford (formerly Black), 33 Upper Featherston Terrace, Wellington |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 9/671 Captain Ernest Richard BLACK |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 2 |