| Regimental number | 9/1366 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tahanui |
| Other Names | Vernor |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Tapanui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W R Waite, Tapanui, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in the 12th (Otago) Mounted Infantry. |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Special Squadron |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Posted to 6th Squadron, Otago Mounted Rifles, Mudros, 3 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 24 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Left for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Struck off the strength of Otago Mounted Rifles, 13 March 1916; posted to No 1 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps. Embarked for France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 December 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 16 December 1916; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 19 December 1916. Embarked for England, 16 January 1917; admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 18 January 1917. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 9 March 1917. Discharged on leave, Grantham, 29 April 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital Depot, Grantham, 30 May 1917; transferred to No. 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton, 19 November 1917. Classfied unfit by Medical Board (chronic pulmonary tuberculosis) 11 December 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on HT 'Maheno', 24 December 1917; disembarked, 31 January 1918. Died before discharge, Dunedin Hospital, 9 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Special Squadrons/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |