| Regimental number | 9/1218 |
| Address | W A Scaife, Culverden, Canterbury |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W A Scaife, Culverden, Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XI, Row B, Grave No 17), Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs W A Scaife, Mt Aitken, Waimate |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 9/397 Sergeant Arthur James SCAIFE, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action 18 October 1917. |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Sixth |