| Regimental number | 8/1870 |
| Address | 19 City Road, Roslyn |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, F B Roach, c/o Otago FCOBP, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 1), Egypt |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund Martin Roach and Susannah Roach, City Road, Roslyn, Dunedin |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third |