| Regimental number | 14494 |
| Occupation | Timber worker |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Rose Howard, 69 Sarsfield Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XLIX, Row F, Grave No 11), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Annie Shelton, Surry, Lincolnshire, England |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 5 |