
| Regimental number | 8/3432 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Striker |
| Address | 40 Hope Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Janet Rowan Whale, 48 York Place, Dunedin |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915. Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, and posted to 4th Company, 7 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 June 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined Bn, Hoplines, 29 June 1916. No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 July 1916 (debility), and transferred same day to NZ Division Rest Station; discharged, and rejoined Bn, 10 July 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal (unpaid), 25 July 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Paparoa', 1 April 1919; discharged (no longer physically for for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 22 June 1919. War service: (of which 3 years 194 days were abroad) |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |