| Regimental number | 8/3852 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, P T Rentoul, Kelso |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916 |
| The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 63418 Peter Alexander RENTOUL |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 17 |
