| Regimental number | 9/76 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | St Bathan's, Otago |
| School | District High School, St Bathan's; Boys' High School, Waitaki |
| Address | Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | William Pyle, St Bathan's, Otago |
| 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 |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Invercargill branch, January 1906. transferred to Wellington branch, May 1910; to Amberley branch (as assistant), May 1911; to Dunedin branch (as ledger keeper), October 1912. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Bauchop's Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret Magdalene Pyle |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 9/74 Frank Mortimer PYLE; 12468 Wilfred Graham PYLE |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli His body was recovered by his brother, Frank Mortimer PYLE. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 328. |