| Regimental number | 8/1316 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waimate |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Victoria Road, St Kilda, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Henry Rea, Victoria Road, St Kilda, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in High School Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 16), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mrs J.A. Rea, North Dunedin, and the late William Henry Rea. Native of Waimate, Canterbury |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 25-29 April 1915 (gun shot wound, foot); transferred by HT 'Derflinger' to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, and admitted, 1 May 1915. Rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 28 July 1915. Reported missing, 27 September 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 20 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed dead'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Second |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20804448 |