| Regimental number | 22215 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| Occupation | Drill instructor |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Shirley, Lambton Road, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant Major |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 66 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 36), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Benison Shirley and Mary Jane Shirley, 1 Lambton Road, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 29 |