| Regimental number | 33046 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Southland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.4 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Ward, Te Tua, Southland |
| Previous military service | Seved in 8th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Ward, Fairfax, Southland, Invercargill, and the late Margaret Ward. Native of Riverton, Invercargill. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 21 May 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Wounded in action, 8 June 1917 (gun shot wound, both hands); admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, 12 June 1917, and transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 14 June 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Camp, Boulogne, 15 June 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 24 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 August 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'MBV |
| Miscellaneous details | Initially rejected on medical grounds (varicose veins); report noted: 'Can be rendered fit by operation.' |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015762 |