| Regimental number | 29655 |
| Occupation | Window dresser |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Russell, Eden Street, Oamaru |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Specialist Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No 6), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Jane Russell, 117 Osborne Street, Linwood, Christchurch. Native of Oamaru |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 20 |