
| Regimental number | 34166 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Palmerston North |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 3" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Uncle, A McDonald, Palmerston, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mary Dowie (formerly Sutherland), Palmerston, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Admitted to hospital, Tidworth, 9 May 1917 (rash); discharged to duty, 26 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 11 August 1917, and posted to C Company. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Now, 15 November 1917, reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 33 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823045 |
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