| Regimental number | 4/526 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gravesend, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Electrician |
| Address | 9 Lower High Street, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Richardson, 9 Lower High Street, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in Brisbane Sub Miners for 3 years; Queensland Rifles, Citizen Military Forces, for 2 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| 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 | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Divisional Signal Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to hospital, Mudros, 15 August 1915 (debility); to Malta, 19 August 1915; disembarked, and admitted to St Patrick's Hospital, 25 August 1915. Embarked for England, 10 September 1915 (neurasthenia), and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, 19 September 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Athenic', 15 April 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: dysentery and neurasthenia), 7 July 1916. War service: 1 year 328 days (of which 1 year 234 days was abroad) |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Main Body |
| Sources | File 0359829, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp |