| Regimental number | 9/747 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Serpentine, Central Otago |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 25 Hawthorne Avenue, Mornington, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 170 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs J E Rainham, 25 Hawthorne Avenue, Mornington, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 3.5 years in the Dunedin City Guards; unit disbanded. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Hill 60 Cemetery (Special Memorial 19), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mary Rainham, Featherston |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Egypt for Gallipoli, 20 May 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Anzac, 29 June 1915 (influenza), and transferred to Fleet Sweeper; disembarked Mata, 9 July 1915, and admitted to Valetta Hospital; transferred to All Saints Camp, 27 July 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 27 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 14 January 1916, concluded 'Missing, believed to be killed, on or about 27 august 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803906 |