| Regimental number | 38769 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Tattersall, 71 France Street, Newton, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Auckland |
| 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 | 2nd 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), nr Ieper, Belgium, |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth Tattersall, 62 Paices Avenue, Dominion Road, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Fpound guilty, 9 May 1917, of urinating in bed: forfeited 2 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to C Company. Found guilty, 20 August 1917, of being absent from 9.30 Parade: deprived of 3 days' pay. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 27 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 132 October 1917.' MBV |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 33 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823961 |