| Regimental number | 28225 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Pahiatuo |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Scott-Smith, St Andrew Street, Blenheim |
| Previous military service | Served in 12th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Headquarters, NZEF, London |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 27 May 1917, and reverted to the ranks. Wounded in action, 19 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg and arm), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 19 June 1917; to England, 27 June 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 17 August 1917; discharged to Headquarters, London, 1 November 1917. On Command, Records Department, NZEF Headquarters, London, 1 November 1917. Appointed Temporary Corporal while employed in Records Office, 17 December 1917. Granted temporary rank of Sergeant while employed in Record Office, 17 July 1918. Appointed Temporary Staff Sergeant, 5 May 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Cordoba', 18 July 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 30 March 1920. War service: 3 years 278 days (of which 2 years 352 days were abroad) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 69 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 6 File 0361294, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp |