| Regimental number | 13/2366 |
| Address | Kaipaki |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M B Searle, 7 Union Road, Exeter, England |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No 35), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary Searle, Shutterton Farm, Starcross, Exeter, England |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'During the attack on the Messines Ridge on 7th June 1917. He was one of three Battalion Runners who kept up communication when all other means failed. Under
heavy shell fire all the time he carried out his work with splendid courage and never failed to deliver his messages under the most trying circumstances.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh |