| Regimental number | 9/1240 |
| Address | Balclutha |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Peter Souness, Kaitangata |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row A, Grave No 14), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: P. and L.W. Souness, Kaitangata |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Sixth |