| Regimental number | 10/3110 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waverley |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farrier |
| Address | Tawatau, Eketahuna |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Thurston, Waverley, Taranaki |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for NZEF enlistment in 1915) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Found guilty, 23 November 1915, of drunkenness: awarded 168 hours' detention. Embarked Egypt to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Sick to hospital, 24 May 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 June 1916. Found guilty, 17 July 1916, of drunkenness: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Transferred to Bn Headquarters, 23 October 1916. On leave to England, 5 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 13 August 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 19 October 1917 (diarrhea), and transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to 16th General Hospital, 22 October 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 2 November 1917. Admitted to hospital, 20 November 1917; transferred to England, 5 December 1917 (cystitis), and admitted to City of London Hospital, 6 December 1917; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 28 December 1917; to NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, 29 January 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Venereal Section, Codford, 27 February 1918 (venereal sore); discharged from hospital, 9 March 1918 (non-venereal condition). Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 15 March 1918 (scabies); discharged to Sling Camp, 25 March 1918. Found guilty, Sling Camp, 31 July 1918, of breaking camp and being improperly dressed: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks. Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board HMNZT 'Hororata', 1 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 12 April 1919. War service: 3 years 302 days (of which 3 years 158 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 57 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024498 |