| Regimental number | 9/1016 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Marengo, nr Young, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Godford's Hotel, Port Chalmers, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 170.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Norah Cain, Braeburn, Flood Street, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 6th Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, South Africa. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 5th Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 7 'Limerick' and HMNZT 10 'Arawa'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to NZ Auxiliary Hospital, Ismailia, 29 February 1916 (haemorrhoids); transferred to NZ General Hospital, 1 March 1916; discharged to duty, 24 March 1916. Embarked Port Said for France, 13 April 1916; transferred to NZ Pioneer Bn, 30 June 1916. Wounded in action, 21 September 1916 (gun shot wound, elbow), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to Ambulance Train No 20; admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 23 September 1916; transferred to England, 24 September 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 25 September 1916. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 26 October 1916; attached to NZ Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 4 December 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, France, 16 January 1917. Transferred to 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 7 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh, abdomen), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 13 October 1917; to England, 14 October 1917, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to War Hospital, Epsom, 16 October 1917; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 8 January 1918; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 29 January 1918; to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 4 February 1918 (hyperchlorhydia). Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton, 31 July 1918, for transfer to 'Marama' at Marseilles; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: mitral rresysbolic), 9 December 1918. Total war service: 3 years 301 days (of which 3 years 101 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fifth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 79 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |