| Regimental number | 8/1626 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Address | Newington Avenue, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, P R Sargood, Newington Avenue, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in Wanganui College Cadets; Officer in Dunedin Engineering Cadets at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
| 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 | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Dunedin Art Gallery which was originally located in what is now the Otago Settlers' Museum, before moving to Logan Park, in the building that originally housed the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1925-26. That building was then purchased by Mr Percy Rolfe & Mrs Lucy Constance (nee Ormond) Sargood and presented to the City of Dunedin as a public art gallery and as a memorial to their son killed at Gallipoli. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined unit at Cape Helles, 9 May 1915, and posted to 4th Company. Admitted to No 1 Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 1 June 1915 (septic boils); transferred to Red Cross Hospital, Cairo, 20 June 1915; discharged to duty, 1 July 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 8 July 1915. Reported missing, believed killed, 9 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moscar Camp, Ismailia, 29 January 1916, concluded 'Killed in action, 9 August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880798 |