| Regimental number | 9/339 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Tay Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8.25" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Chambers, 200 Tay Street, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915. Reported wounded in action, 9 August 1915, and admitted to HS 'Devanha' (gun shot wound, left shoulder and neck); transferred to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 13 August 1915; to NZ&A Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 20 August 1915; to light duties, Zeitoun, 14 September 1915. Transferred to England (date not recorded), and admitted to Cliveden Hospital, Taplow, London, 25 September 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Arawa', 29 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 12 May 1916. War service: 1 year 272 days (of which 1 year 153 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 60 |
| Sources | File 0360996, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp. |