
| Regimental number | 8/2369 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Miss Seddon, Stoney Gate, King's View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | Otago Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Otago Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations in the vicinity of Briastre on October 10th, 1918. When troops on the left were held up he went on horseback into heavy machine gun fire to find out the situation and returned with valuable information. In the evening, when a further advance was decided on, he rode forward and stayed with the front companies, in spite of heavy shell fire, until the final objective was reached.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Fourth |
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