| Regimental number | 10/655 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
| Address | c/o Mrs Simes, Kaponga |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27.7 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 141 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jean Burgess, c/o S G Burgess, Frankton Junction |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| 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 |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Rejoined unit, Dardanelles, 8 June 1915. Admitted to No.2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 22 June 1915 (gunshot wound, left ankle); transferred to No.4 Clearing Station, 24 June 1915; rejoined unit, Dardanelles, 25 June 1915. Admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac Cove, 21 July 1915 (chronic osteritis), and transferred to Fleet Sweeper the same day; to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 28 July 1915; to All Saint's Hospital, Malta, 11 August 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Malta on board HT 'Ascanius', 1 September 1915; disembarked, New Zealand, 13 October 1915; discharged (medically unfit: chronic osteritis), 13 February 1916. Total war service: 1 year 180 days (of which 364 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 71 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21889887 |