| Regimental number | 45341 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Chairmaker |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39.6 |
| Height | 5' 8.25" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs J Miller, Tweed Street, Oamaru, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in Petone Naval Force; demobilized; previously rejected for NZEF enlistment on account of flat feet. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: David Bryden, 3 Richmond Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Reverted to the ranks at own request, 2 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to B Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 7 November 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: Thomas and Barbara BRYDEN (both b. Scotland) |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21889352 |