| Regimental number | 25/16 |
| Occupation | PO clerk |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs K E Burrows, Post Office, Feilding |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 3rd Battalion, C Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade left New Zealand on board three ships: HMNZT 42 ('Ulimaroa'), HMNZT 43 ('Mokoia') and HMNZT 44 ('Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Kathleen E. Ascott (formerly Burrows), Miro Street, Miramar, Wellington |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'This officer had performed conspicuous good work since the arrival of his Battalion in France last April in training Battalion Signallers. On the 13th and 16th September during the operations round Flers by his untiring energy and personal example, and in the spite of heavy fire, he maintained communication between his Advanced Battalion Headquarters and brigade Headquarters. He was killed on the
21st September.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 9 |