| Regimental number | 8/621 |
| Address | Green Island, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mrs M Simpson, Kirkland Street, Green Island, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Post & Telegraph Corps |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 184), Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Margaret and the late George Simpson, Green Island, Dunedin |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |