| Regimental number | 2/1294 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Insurance clerk |
| Address | Clarence Street, Devonport |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.4 |
| Height | 5' 8 |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Alfred Taine, Queen Street, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 years in in the King's College Cadets; 2.6 years in St John's College Cadets and Rifle Club; left to enlist in the NZEF. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Ayrshire', 5 November 1918; discharged, 21 January 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: attested, 24 July 1940, as 1/13/51, Temporary Sergeant, North Auckland Mounted Rifles. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 49 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24063924 |