| Regimental number | 15260 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Cabinetmaker |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S O'Donnell, 152a Dundas Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Dunedin, until age 18; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sarah O'Donnell (formerly Traill), 15 Dundas Street, Dunedin, and the late Mr J.A. Traill |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn. Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 4 December 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Found guilty, 5 February 1917, of loss of Government property: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2, and ordered to pay cost of shirt (2/6). Detached to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company, 4 May 1917; rejoined unit, 21 May 1917. Detached to Corps School, Morbecque, 12 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 14 September 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'No further information. Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Buried: burial reported by Canadian Graves Registration Commission, Grave Serial No C.C.80; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22013102 |