| Regimental number | 54627 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Wool scourer |
| Address | Tokomaru Bay, East Coast |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Wilkins, Tokomaru Bay |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Conscript |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (First Draft), H Company (Part) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
| H Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, left on two ships, HMNZT 89 'Waitemata' on 14 July 1917, and HMNZT 90 'Ulimaroa' on 26 July 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | B Company, 4th Battalion, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front, Mesopotamia, Persia Enlisted with rank of private and posted to H Company, 28th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 26 April 1917. Promoted rank of Lance-Corporal, 8 June 1917. Promoted to rank of Corporal, 10 July 1917. Proceeded overseas from Wellington with 28th Reinforcements on board HMNZT No 89 'Waitemata', 14 July 1917. Transferred to HMT 'Norman', Cape Town, South Africa. Disembarked Plymouth, England, 24 September 1917; marched into New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reserve Depot, Brocton, taken on strength, 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade and reverts to the rank of Lance-Corporal, 27 September 1917. Marched out from Brocton Camp and proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917. Disembarked and marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 26 October 1917. Taken on strength 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade and posted to B Company, in the field, 2 November 1917. Reverts to the rank of Rifleman at own request, 4 November 1917. Appointed to rank of Lance-Corporal, 11 December 1917. Admitted to 2nd New Zealand Field Ambulance, 27 December 1917 (sick); discharged and rejoins unit, in the field, 8 January 1918. Detached to England for Duty with Dunsterforce, 12 January 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergeant, 28 January 1918. Embarked on board SS 'Viper' and proceeded overseas, Southampton, 29 January 1918; disembarked Cherbourg, France, 30 January 1918. Embarked on board SS 'Malwa' and proceeded overseas, Taranto, Italy, 10 February 1918. Embarked on board HMT 'Nile' and proceeded overseas, Suez, Egypt, 17 February 1918. Embarked on board HMT 'Erinpura' and proceeded from Kuwait up the Shatt al Arab river and disembarked at Basra, Mesopotamia, 2 March 1918. Joined Dunsterforce for duty, Baghdad, 19 March 1918. Disembarked (sick) ex-MS 'Hardinge' and admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 15 December 1918 (Venereal Disease); transferred to No 26 Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 20 December 1918; discharged to duty and marched in to New Zealand Mounted Rifles Training Depot, Ismailia, 8 January 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Kaikoura', 6 March 1919. Disembarked in Wellington, 19 April 1919. Discharged on termination of period of engagement, 18 May 1919. Total war service: 2 years 79 days (of which 1 year 280 days were overseas). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 64 |
| Place of burial | Tokomaru Bay Cemetery (Block TKH, Plot 105), Tokomaru Bay, East Coast |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |