
| Regimental number | 2/2752 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 6 Russell Terrace, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.3 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anne Zorn, 6 Russell Terrace, Wellington |
| Previous military service | 'A' Company, 5th (Wellington Rifles) Regiment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Driver |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 23), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Family/military connections | Ex-Samoan Advance Party |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 14 February 1916. Posted to 1st Brigade Ammunition Column, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 8 April 1916. Admitted to 2/1 West Lancashire Field Ambulance, 9 September 1916 (venereal disease, gonorrhoea); transferred to No.1 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 9 September 1916; to No.18 General Hospital, Camiers, 13 September 1916; discharged, 1 October 1916; marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 2 October 1916. Marched out to Division, 11 October 1916; marched into 1st Battery, 1st NZ Field Artillery Brigade, 13 October 1916. Admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 January 1917 (dermatitis); discharged to unit, 30 January 1917, and rejoined unit the same day. Killed in action, in the field, France or Belgium, 16 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 3 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 522024465 |
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