
| Regimental number | 65480 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Greymouth |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Tea blender |
| Marital status | Married |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Kate Evelyn Vinsen, 8 Chatham Street, Wellington South |
| Previous military service | Senior Cadets, St Ann?s Company, Wellington Rifle Club |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 31 December 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 25 February 1918, and admitted to No 3 Scottish General Hospital, Glasgow (ICT left arm); transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 1 April 1918; to NZ Convalescent Home, Hornchurch, 5 April 1918; discharged to Codford, 2 May 1918. Marched in to Reserve Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Brocton, 24 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 September 1918; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 13 September 1918. Joined D Company, 1st Bn, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, 17 September 1918. Wounded in action, and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 October 1918; transferred to No 49 Casualty Clearing Station, 6 October 1918; to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 8 October 1918; embarked for the United Kingdom, and admitted to Endell Street Hospital, London, 18 October 1918 (gunshot wound right side, left thigh, left shoulder); discharged on leave, 6 December 1918, to report to NZ Convalescent Home, Hornchurch, 21 December 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board ?Matatua?, 8 January 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 21 February 1919; discharged, 21 March 1919. Total war service: 1 year 184 days (of which 1 year 53 days was aboard). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: Robert (b. England) and Emma (b. Australia) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 81 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |