| Regimental number | 9/1755 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wairarapa |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Foxton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Margaret Wallis, Law Clerk, Carterton |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Arnold Philip Wallis, Kent Street, Carterton, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Left for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Transferred to Pioneer Bn, Ismailia, 14 March 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 11 November 1916. Proceeded on leave, 29 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 12 August 1917. Transferred to 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 September 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 10 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Eighth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015412 |