| Regimental number | 22285 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lavinia Riddle, Larnack Street, Balclutha |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcement, J Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Lavinia Riddle, 50 Maclaggan Street, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 4 December 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 15 February 1917 (scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 18 February 1917; rejoined Bn, 6 March 1917. Detached to No 5 NZ Light Railway Operating Section, 20 March 1917; rejoined Bn, 8 April 1917. Found guilty, 9 July 1917, of being absent from 9 pm Roll Call, 7 July 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 24 August 1917, of (1) being absent from Camp whilst on Light Duty; (2) being absent from Tattoo Roll Call, 9 pm, 23 August 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 14 days' full pay. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805958 |