| Regimental number | 31798 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mabella Allen, 12 Halswell Street, Wanganui |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Messines (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mabella Allen, 67 Niblett Street, Wanganui |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 31 |