| Regimental number | 10/563 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Fielding |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ann Shoebridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Previous military service | Palmerston North Guards ( 2 years) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni, Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery (Block 37, Lot 29) |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Anne Shoebridge; Wife: Ethel Emily Shoebridge, 154 College Street, Palmerston North |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 May 1915. Appointed Corporal, 12 May 1915. Posted as 'missing in action, 8 August 1915.' Now, 24 August 1915, reported as prisoner of war in hospital, Constantinople (shattered arm). Reported to have left Constantinople, and in Austria en route to England for repatriation, 28 December 1917. Admitted to No.3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 16 February 1918 (gunshot wound, right arm with compound fracture of the humerus); transferred to England, 17 February 1918; to St George's Hospital, London, 18 February 1918; to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 2 March 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton, 31 July 1918 (transshipped to HMT 'Marama' at Marseilles); disembarked New Zealand, 20 September 1918. Died, Chalmers Military Hospital, Christchurch, 5 August 1919 (pneumonia following operation for gunshot wound on right arm). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816830 |