| Regimental number | 7/298 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Address | Main Road, Taita, Lower Hutt |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 182 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John F Calcinai, Main Road, Taita, Lower Hutt |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on |
| The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Mobile Veterinary Section |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 28100 Pte Alfred Bert CALCINAI, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 26 July 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 11 October 1915 (enteritis); listed as dangerously ill, 17 October 1915; taken off dangerously ill list, 2 November 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915; discharged, Wellington, 12 April 1916. Re-enlisted, Featherston Camp, 10 May 1916. Embarked, 5 December 1916; disembarked Suez, 12 January 1917, and admitted to Government Hospital, Suez (diphtheria); discharged to duty, 16 January 1917. Admitted to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, 31 July 1918 (malaria); discharged to Aotea Convalescent Home, 11 August 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire', 13 March 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: post-malarial debility), 1 May 1919. Total war service: 3 years 329 days (of which 2 years 262 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Veterinary Corps/Fifth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 73 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |