| Regimental number | 15485 |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Briggs, 187 Shirley Road, Shirley, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: the late Elizabeth Briggs, Christchurch |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 64935 Rifleman George Edwin BRIGGS, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 6 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 7 |