| Regimental number | 56356 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Christchurch |
| School | Auckland Grammar School |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Minchin Rudd, 76 Grange Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in Divisional Signal Company, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 13 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; posted to 4th Reserve Auckland Bn, 3 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 October 1917; joined 3rd Bn, in the field, 9 November 1917, and posted to No 3 Company. Detached to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 18 January 1918. Joined 1st Entrenching Bn, 26 March 1918. Transferred to 2nd Entrenching Bn, 29 March 1918. Reported missing, 12-19 April 1918. Reported Prisoner of War, Minden, 16 April 1918, Westphalia (wounded: left forearm). Released from captivity, and arrived Ripon, England, 30 November 1918; marched in to Command Depot, Codford, 3 December 1918, and granted furlough to 5 January 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Ajana', 7 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 25 April 1919. War service: 1 year 364 days (of which 1 year 228 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: Minchin and Sarah RUDD (both b. New Zealand) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 75 |
| Place of burial | St Andrew's Churchyard (Plot No 317), Epsom, Auckland |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 6 File No 0358834, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp |