| Regimental number | 10/769 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Whangamomona |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | Whangamomona via Stratford |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria E Tavendale, 6 Upton Terrace, Wellington |
| Previous military service | 'D' Company, 11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment; Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteers (2 years) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | New Plymouth |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Quarter Master Sergeant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Served with New Zealand Permanent Staff from January 1918 to July 1922. Reenlisted in the New Zealand Army during World War Two, and served between September 1939 to August 1943. |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Attached to NZ Advance Base Depot, Mustapha, 6 May 1915. Proceeded with Band to Dardanelles, 17 September 1915; rejoined Wellington Bn, Mudros, 24 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria with unit, 29 December 1915. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Wellington Regiment, 1 March 1916. Promoted Quartermaster Sergeant, 3 March 1916. Appointed Temporary Company Quartermaster, 4 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria with to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 April 1916. Admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 October 1916 (abrasions, buttock); rejoined unit, 10 November 1916. Admitted to No.8 Stationary Hospital, Wimareux, 29 November 1916 (sprained back: accidental injury); transferred to England, 11 December 1916; to No.2 General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 11 December 1916; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 4 January 1917; marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 14 April 1917. Marched into NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 29 May 1917. Classified unfit and placed on NZ Roll, 30 May 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMT 'Ionic', 23 July 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 25 September 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of injuries sustained on active service), 18 December 1917. Total war service: 3 years 129 days (of which 2 years 346 days was abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 83 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24063950 |