| Regimental number | 4/1849 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 176 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M Stratford, 33 St Vincent Street, Nelson |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | No 3 Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 21), nr Bapaume, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Edith Stratford |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916. Joined unit, Moascar, 9 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 7 April 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 13 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 26 August 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 2 September 1917 (urethritis), and transferred to No 10 Stationary Hospital (not yet diagnosed); to 51st General Hospital, 4 September 1917 (gonorrhoea); discharged to duty, 6 November 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 62 days. Detached to No 3 Pontoon Park, Royal Engineers, 4 May 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 13 July 1918. Killed in action, 7 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 37 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |