| Regimental number | 41362 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Canterbury |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 149.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Rossiter, Allardice Street, Dannevirke |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Emma Rossiter, 20 Christian Street, Dannevirke, Napier. Native of Oxford, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 10 May 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); discharged to duty, 11 June 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 33 days; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to B Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 25 April 1918, concluded: 'killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 19 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1885, File 20808082 |