| Regimental number | 15047 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Boxmoor, Herts, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 37.7 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Priscilla Alice Townsend, Waimairi Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Priscilla Alice Townsend, 67 Elizabeth Street, Lower Riccarton, Christchurch, and the late Samuel Haydon Townsend |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 January 1917. Admitted to No 3 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 3 January 1917 (inflammation of larynx); discharged to duty, 7 January 1917. Detached to No 2 Machine Gun Company, 17 May 1917; rejoined unit, 19 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 August 1917. Detached to Divisional Gas School, 18 September 1917; rejoined unit, 23 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 9 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22013035 |