| Regimental number | 8/4485 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.10 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jessie Ronaghan, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| 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 | Step-brother: William Kingston, 121 Molle Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington on board HMNZT 49 'Maunganui', 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 10 May 1916. Found guilty, NZ Base, Etaples, 17 June 1916, of being drunk in lines: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 1. Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 27 June 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 July 1916 (bronchitis), and transferred to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; discharged to unit, 15 July 1916, and rejoined Bn same day. Found guilty, 23 August 1916, of (1) leaving the ranks without permission while on line of march; (2) being absent without leave from 2 pm, 19 August, until 9.30 pm, 20 August 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, forfeiture of 14 days' full pay, and forfeiture of 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant. Found guilty, 28 August 1916, of (1) while in confinement being in possession of liquor; (2) being drunk; (3) striking an NCO; (4) using obscene language to an NCO:Awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 1, and forfeited 28 days' full pay. Wounded in action, 21 September 1916 (gun shot wound, face); admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 September 1916, and transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 6 General Hospital, Rouen, 23 September 1916; attached to Base Depot, Etaples, 29 September 1916; rejoined Bn, 5 October 1916. Found guilty, 12 October 1916, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from Tattoo, 8 October, till 3 pm, 10 October 1916: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 3 days' pay by Royal Warrant. Attached to NZ Working Bn, 15 April 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal (unpaid), 20 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 29 August 1917; rejoined Bn, 10 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20806077 |