| Regimental number | 7/24 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Otipua Road, Timaru, Canterbury |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Robert Calvert, Otipua Road, Timaru, Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Timaru City Rifles; no longer serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Timaru |
| 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 | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Robert Calvert, Otipua Road, Timaru |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 47068 Leonard John Edmond CALVERT |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal (unpaid), Walker's ridge, 28 July 1915. Admitted to HS 'Clacton', 31 July 1915 (enteritis), and transferred same day to HS 'Neuralia'; to Mudros, 9 August 1915, and admitted to 24th Casualty Clearing station (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 19 August 1915. Reported missing, 28 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 14 November 1916, concluded 'Missing, believed dead'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891263 |