| Regimental number | 10/895 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Canterbury |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Ploughman |
| Address | Greenhill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Elsie Beryl Yarr, 388 Hereford St Linwood Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in the 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hastings |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| 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 |
| Final unit | 9th Hawkes Bay Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Rejoined unit, Ismailia, 1 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 23 May 1916, of drunkenness: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No.2. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 8 September 1917; rejoined unit, 19 September 1917. Found guilty, 12 December 1917, of whilst on active service, drunkenness: deprived of 14 days' pay. With Headquarters Company, 2 February 1918. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 16 September 1918; rejoined unit, 3 October 1918. Proceeded to the United Kingdom for tour of duty in NZ, 27 November 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Endell Street, London, 5 December 1918; marched into Codford, 8 December 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMT 'Athenic', 3 February 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 20 March 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for active service), 18 April 1919. Total war service: 4 years 250 days (of which 4 years 157 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in the New Zealand Army during the Second World War |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 75 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24064897 |