| Regimental number | 8/2323 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Adstock, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Porter |
| Address | 58 Lower Cuba Street, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | W Verney, 2 Ashdown Street, Kentish Town, London, England |
| Previous military service | Served for 16 years in the Cameron Highlanders, British Army. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | Otago Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Otago Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front. Samoan Expeditionary Force, 15 August 1914-22 March 1915. In New Zealand, 23 March 1915; embarked 16 April 1915. Joined 10th Company, Otago Infantry Bn, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915. Wounded 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, lower extremities); disembarked Alexandria, 13 August 1915; admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, then transferred to No 3 Australian Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 August 1915; admitted to Convalescent Hospital, 31 August 1915; discharged to light duties, Zeitoun, 9 September 1915; attached to NZ Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 9 October 1915 and embarked at Alexandria, 19 October 1915 for Malta. Embarked for active service, Malta, 4 March 1916; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Ghezireh, 31 March 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 7 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria and proceed overseas for France, 8 April 1916. Attached to NZ Sanitary Section, 19 May 1916; rejoined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 17 August 1916. Attached to Assistant Provost Marshal for traffic control duty, 9 September 1916; rejoined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 18 October 1916. Admitted to No 111 Field Ambulance, then transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 April 1917 (mumps); transferred No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 16 April 1917; discharged to details, 5 May 1917. Permanently attached to Forest Companies, Royal Engineers, as axeman, 7 June 1917; rejoined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 12 July 1917. Attached to No 1 NZ (Divisional) Employment Company, 13 August 1917. Attached to Divisional Employment Company, 7 February 1918. On leave, 22 March 1918 until 5 April 1918; leave cancelled at Calais, 27 March 1918, attached to NZ Base Depot; marched out fom NZ Base Depot, 31 March 1918; marched in to 22nd Corps Reinforcement Camp, 1 April 1918 and posted No 1 NZ Entrenching Company. Was to have rejoined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 9 April 1918, but posting cancelled. Proceeded on special leave, 14 April 1918. Married Ellen Hay (spinster), St John?s Church, Fitzroy Square, London, 21 April 1918. Rejoined No 1 Divisional Employment Company, 3 May 1918; still attached to No 1 Divisional Employment Company, 3 November 1918. Marched in to10th Reserve Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 22 December 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board SS 'Ioni'?, date unknown; arrived New Zealand, 24 April 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on active service), 3 July 1919. Total war service: 4 years 329 days (of which 4 years 230 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Reenlisted 4 July 1919 (fit for home service) in NZ Ordnance Corps, discharged Wellington, 17 February 1920, at his own request. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Fourth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 74 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |