| Regimental number | 24/548 |
| Address | Wellesley Road, Napier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah C Proffitt, Wellesley Road, Napier |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Samoan Advance Party, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of B Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sarah Ann Proffitt, 46 Wellesley Rdoa, Napier, and the late William Proffitt |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 36755 Thomas PROFFITT |
| Other details |
War service: Samoa, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/Samoan Adv & 2nd NZRB |