
| Regimental number | 4/434 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | 452 Manchester Street, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Leonard Reese, NZ Farmers Co-op Association Limited, Cashel Street, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in No 1 Company, NZ Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Egyot to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 11 July 1915; transferred by HS 'Neuralia' to Malta, and admitted to Tigne Hospital, 25 July 1915 (tonsilitis); transferred to Ghan Tuffieha, 25 August 1915; to Egypt, 26 September 1915, and admitted to Reception Hospital, Mustapha, 8 October 1915, and transferred to Convalescent Camp. Embarked for Mudros, 25 October 1915; taken on strength, NZ Advanced Base, 1 November 1915. Transferred to Sarpi Rest Camp, 9 November 1915; returned to duty, 9 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 26 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 4 January 1916 (pleurisy); listed as 'dangerously ill', 7 January 1916 (pneumonia); pronounced out of danger, 13 January 1916; put on 'seriously ill' list, 14 January 1916; on ''danerously ill' list, 29 January 1916; removed from 'dangerously ill' list and placed on 'serious' list, 7 February 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand (invalided) from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 6 March 1916; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 29 November 1916. War service: 2 years 106 days (of which 1 year 178 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 82 |
| Sources | File 0363204, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp. |