| Regimental number | 31033 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cumberland, England |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Wilson, Main Street, Oxford, North Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served in No 3 Company, New Zealand Railways Bn; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Machine Gun Section left on two ships, 'Waitemata' and 'Ulimaroa', on 19 January 1917. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp. Marched out to Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 2 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917; posted to strength, No 1 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field, 19 August 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 December 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred same day to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance (Divisional Rest Station); to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 14 December 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 1 January 1918. Wounded in action, 30 March 1918 (gun shot, back, right side), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens, 31 March 1918; to 56th General Hospital, Etaples, 31 March 1918; to England, 4 April 1918, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 14 September 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Briton', 24 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically for for War Service on acount of wounds received in action), 26 February 1919. War service: 2 years 189 days (of which 2 years 11 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 25 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |