| Regimental number | 8/2827 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Address | Spey Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Sutherland, Spey Street, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Served in the Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery. Mother: Mrs Catherine Sutherland, 161 Sprey Street, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915, and reverted to the ranks. Embarked Egypt to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 27 September 1916 (gun shot wound, lower left arm and wrist), and admitted to 15th Casualty Clearing Station, 4 October 1916, and transferred same day to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 28 September 1916; to England, 3 October 1916, and admitted to Reading War Hospital; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 23 October 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 9 November 1916. Admitted to Venereal Ward, Codford, 10 January 1917; discharged from Venereal Section, 22 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 70 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 August 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Burial Report, 3rd Anzac Corps: 'Buried D.14 Central Shell Hole in front line'; grave subsequently lost.' War service: 2 years 147 days (of which 724 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 7822939 |