| Regimental number | 39317 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 37.3 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 119.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J H Rice, Oakura, Taranaki |
| Previous military service | Served in I Battery, Dunedin Engineers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Oamaru |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (,New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Harkness Rice and Emily, his wife, Tataraimaka, Taranaki |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Promoted Corporal, 1 November 1916. Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Lance Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917, and relinquished appointment of Temporary Lance Corporal; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 12 July 1917 (scabies), and transferred to 50th Casualty Clearing Station; rejoined Bn, 12 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805541 |