| Regimental number | 10/746 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hawera |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Hawera |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Hugh Knight Whittington, Glover Road, Hawera |
| Previous military service | 11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | New Plymouth |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs H.K. Whittington, Hawera |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, 18 December 1914 (broncho-pneumonia); transferred to Convalescent Hospital, 18 December 1915. Found guilty, 15 March 1915, of being late on parade: awarded 1 day confined to barracks. Killed in action, Anzac, 8 August 1915. Total war service: 320 days (of which 278 were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 122018919 |