
| Regimental number | 26923 |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maud Sellars, 12 Tole Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Represented New Zealand in rugby as an All Black - played 15 matches, including two test matches, for the All Blacks between 1913-14. All Black tours: Canada and California (1913); Australia (1914). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Henrietta Maud Sellars, 2 Pole Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 7 |
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