| Regimental number | 10179 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Lyttelton |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Military guard |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F M Stenson, 39 Voelas Street, Lyttelton |
| Previous military service | Served in K Company, Coast Defence; serving in Territorial Force at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements (including Details to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), K Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Frederick and Flora Maude Stenson, 39 Voelas Road, Lyttelton |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 20 May 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 18 July 1916, and posted to 1st Company. Found guilty, 12 October 1916, of insubordination: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 November 1916 (influenza); transferred to NZ Divisional Rest Station, 20 November 1916; rejoined Bn,2 December 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, 25 June 1917; rejoined unit, 28 June 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 16 August 1917; rejoined unit, 26 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 7 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 19 September 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 13 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821017 |