| Regimental number | 40465 |
| Occupation | Telegraphist |
| Next of kin | Father, Patrick Townes, 20 Croydon Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Specialist Company, Signal Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Embarked 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; re-embarked, 26 April 1917. | |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 13 |