
| Regimental number | 8/2733 |
| Place of birth | Otautau, Southland |
| Address | Bluff |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs Goomes, Henderson Street, Bluff |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Executed for desertion |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XV, Row B, Grave No 10), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Tried for desertion, and executed. Forfeited entitlement to war medals. In 2000 the New Zealand Government announced that the five New Zealand soldiers who had been executed during the First World War would be pardoned; in 2005 their descendants were granted the appropriate medals. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth |
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