| Regimental number | 9/397 |
| Place of birth | Otago |
| Address | Glendhu, Pembroke |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W A Scaife, Culverden, Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 7), near Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Willis Ashton Scaife amd Mary Emma Scaife, 'Mount Aitken', Waimate, South Canterbury |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 9/1218 Corporal Stanley Tancred SCAIFE, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, killed in action 15 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |