| Regimental number | 12/666 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Onehunga |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | Whareora, Whangarei |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | S I Wells, Trafalgar Street, Onehunga |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Teacher Training Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Whangarei |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Certified Teacher under Auckland Board of Education |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Embarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial D. 21), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: S.T. and S.A. Wells, Upper Takaka, Nelson |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Sergeant, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Admitted to hospital (no date recorded); rejoined unit, 6 August 1915. Admitted to SS 'Scotia', 16 August 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to New Zealand General Hospital, Cairo, 26 August 1915 (enteritis); to Special Camp, Zeitoun, 2 September 1915; to New Zealand General Hospital, Cairo, 16 September 1915 (influenza); discharged to Base, Zeitoun, 19 October 1915. Embarked Alexandria to rejoin unit, 21 October 1915; rejoined unit, Mudros, 28 October 1915. Killed in action, 19 November 1915. Buried in Cheshire Ridge, Anzac, 19 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22017786 |