| Regimental number | 12/4109 |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Trainer, Tariaru, Arrow Street, Thames |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot IX, Row B, Grave No. 16), Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs E. Trainer, 41 Bellvue Road, Auckland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 56681 Pte Francis Herbert TRAINER, 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 30 September 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as TRAINOR. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 7 |