| Regimental number | 6/1985 |
| Address | Nydia Bay |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, James Speirs, Crofthead House, Uddington, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Achiet-Le-Grande Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 5), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs James Speirs, Uddingston, Scotland |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth. Surname incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as SPIERS. |