| Regimental number | 10/247 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Greymouth |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | Carterton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27.3 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 141 lbs |
| Next of kin | R Troughear, Engineer, Coromandel, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Huntly Volunteers (3 years, left district) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Also served in the New Zealand Army between September 1939 and October 1940. |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to HS 'Soithland', 9 May 1915 (gunshot wound, head); transferred to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; marched in New Zealand & Australia Base Depot, Alexandria, Egypt, 21 July 1915. Proceeded overseas to Dardanelles, 21 July 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac Cove, 1 August 1915. Admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 September 1915 (scarlet fever); transferred to No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 14 June 1915; discharged, 12 September 1915. Rejoined unit, Mudros, 28 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 8 November 1915, and proceeded to Ismailia with band. Promoted Band Sergeant, Ismailia, 6 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No.7 General Hospital, St Omer, 1 May 1916 (mumps); discharged 22 May 1916; rejoined unit, 25 May 1916. Wounded in action, 24 March 1917 (gunshot wound, left thigh); admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 March 1917, and transferred to No.2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day; to No.2 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 27 March 1917; to England, 29 March 1917; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 30 March 1917; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 24 April 1917. On Command at NZ Convalescent Hospital, 9 May 1917. Still at NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 5 October 1918. Marched into NZ Command Depot, 13 November 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMT 'Oxfordshire', 19 December 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 2 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 2 March 1919. Total war service: 4 years 204 days (of which 4 years 110 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served at home during Second World War, September 1939 until October 1940 (discharged medically unfit) |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 76 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24064187 |