'This Officer while serving as a C.S.M. did splendid work both at Krithia on May 8th 1915 and at Chunuk Bair on August 8th 1915. On several occasions under very heavy fire he went out and brought wounded men to a place of safety. He was on the Peninsula throughout the campaign and showed at all times a splendid soldierly spirit.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 11 October 1916

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an attack which was held up by a machine gun he led his men with great determination and skill, and captured the gun and twenty prisoners. Later, with his platoon reduced to twelve men, he continued to advance upon a number of enemy who were resisting in shell holes, killing fifty of them and driving off the remainder. His gallantry and energy have at all times been most marked.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 16 August 1917

Regimental number	10/766
Date of birth	12 July 1890
Place of birth	Auckland
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Clerk
Address	Stratford
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	24
Height	5' 9"
Weight	153 lbs
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Tiel, Stratford
Previous military service	11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment
Enlistment date	12 August 1914
Place of enlistment	New Plymouth
Rank on embarkation	Lance Corporal
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 16 October 1914
Final rank	Lieutenant
Final unit	1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment
Fate	Commenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1918
Medals	Military Medal 'This Officer while serving as a C.S.M. did splendid work both at Krithia on May 8th 1915 and at Chunuk Bair on August 8th 1915. On several occasions under very heavy fire he went out and brought wounded men to a place of safety. He was on the Peninsula throughout the campaign and showed at all times a splendid soldierly spirit.' Source: London Gazette Date: 11 October 1916 Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an attack which was held up by a machine gun he led his men with great determination and skill, and captured the gun and twenty prisoners. Later, with his platoon reduced to twelve men, he continued to advance upon a number of enemy who were resisting in shell holes, killing fifty of them and driving off the remainder. His gallantry and energy have at all times been most marked.' Source: London Gazette Date: 16 August 1917
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Promoted to Corporal, 9 May 1915. Promoted to Sergeant, 1 June 1915. Admitted to No.24 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 24 August 1915 (debility); discharged, 18 September 1915; rejoined unit, 20 September 1915. Promoted to Company Sergeant Major, 25 September 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Anzec, 4 December 1915 (jaundice); rejoined unit, 11 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria with unit, 29 December 1915. Promoted Second Lieutenant, 1 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, 27 September 1916 (fractured clavicle); transferred to England, 3 October 1916; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 4 October 1916; discharged, 10 November 1916; marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 11 November 1916. Rejoined unit, in the field, 14 February 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, 15 March 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917; admitted to No.77 Field Ambulance, 7 June 1917, and transferred to No.53 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wound, left leg); to No.20 General Hospital, Camiers, 8 June 1917; to England, 10 June 1917; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 20 July 1917. Marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 1 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 11 August 1917. Wounded in action, 3 October 1917 (gunshot wound, right arm, leg and buttock); admitted to No.2 Australian Field Ambulance, 3 October 1917; transferred to No.2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 4 October 1917; to No.20 General Hospital, Camiers, 5 October 1917; to England, 6 October 1917; to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 6 October 1917; to Convalescent Hospital, Brighton, 24 November 1917; discharged to Headquarters, London, 18 December 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMT 'Tahiti', 1 February 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 18 March 1918; appointed terminated (discharged), 13 August 1919. Total war service: 5 years 2 days (of which 3 years 151 days were abroad). Military Cross, Military Medal, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death	15 August 1944, Stratford
Sources	Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 22024930 18805, File 7881193 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File