| Regimental number | 26/321 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hastings, Hawke's Bay |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Lyall Street, Hastings |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Schaeffer, Hastings |
| Previous military service | B Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force (2 years) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | D Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 11), Dernancourt, near Albert, Somme, France |
| Family/military connections | Uncle: 23/903 Rifleman Albert Charles SCHAEFFER, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, invalided to New Zealand,1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Enlisted with rank of rifleman and posted to D Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 12 October 1915. Proceeded overseas from Wellington on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 5 February 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 13 March 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from Alexandria on board HMT 'Alaunia', 7 April 1916. Wounded in action, admitted to No 2 New Zealand Field Ambulance and transferred to 1/1 (South Midland) Casualty Clearing Station, 16 September 1916 (gunshot wound, abdomen); died of wounds, 1/1 (South Midland) Casualty Clearing Station, 18 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |