| Regimental number | 52481 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Brenda Soutar, Whakatane |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 3), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander Chilman and Jane Elizabeth Soutar, South Whakatane, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 24 |