| Regimental number | 47491 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Nelson |
| Occupation | Dispenser |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Miss M Bird, Rona Bay, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs L.M. Whitwell, Eastbourne, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; admitted to ship's hospital. at sea, 22 May 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 25 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched in to Camp Sling. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined Bn, in the field, 20 September 1917, and posted to 7th Company. Reported missing, 4 October 1917. Court on Enquiry, held 1 November 1917, ruled: 'ufficient time has not elapsed, or sufficient evidence is not available, to bring in a finding of "Reasonable to suppose dead".' Court of Enquiry, 3 January 1918, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose dead'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: Watson (b. Nelson) and Elizabeth (b. Aberdare, Wales) WHITWELL |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018951 |