| Regimental number | 12/4148 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R Caffery, Mangaia, Cook Islands |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| 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: Rongomate, Mangaia, Cook Islands |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 10 May 1916; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Armentieres, 16 June 1916. Found guilty, 13 July 1916, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from Tatto, 18 June, until Tattoo, 21 June 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, forfeited 14 days' pay, and forfeited a further 3 days' pay. Found guilty, 22 August 1916, of being absent without leave: forfeited 8 days' pay, and deprived of a further 2 days' pay. Reported 'unaccounted for', in the field, 30 September 1916. Court of Enquiry, 20 December 1916, concluded soldier was 'missing, believed to have been killed in action'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |