| Regimental number | 6/712 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Otira |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.5 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Christina Reid, Etruria, Motherwell, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Served in the 2nd Royal Engineers, British Army, Scotland; left the country; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Greymouth |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | New Zealand No 2 Outpost Cemetery (Special Memorial 25), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Christina Reid, 'Etruria', Jerviston Road, Motherwell, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, skull - fractured: serious), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'No further evidence'. Note on file: 'All enquiries made in England & Egypt. No trace'. Deputy Adjutant General ruled, 20 March 1916: 'Now wounded & missing, believed dead on or about 8 August 1915.' War service: 361 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805069 |