| Regimental number | 8/2550 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Argyleshire, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Address | Mental Hospital, Seacliff, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Cameron, Kilschoan, Ardnamurchan, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Previously a member, Lord Roberts Rifle Club, Scotland; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Mary Cameron, Church Side Cottage, Kilchoan, Argyll, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit, Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 1 October 1915, and posted to 10th Company. Disembarked Alexandria, 22 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Egypt to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 4 April 1917 [date seems wrong] (injured ankle; transferred to NZ Divisional Rest Station, 12 April 1917; discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 21 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 22 April 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 May 1917; transferred to NZ Divisional Rest Station, 7 May 1917 (influenza); to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 16 May 1917 (trench fever); to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 19 May 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 24 May 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, 25 May 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 27 May 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 3 June 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, scalp), and admitted to 77th Field Ambulance; rejoined Bn, 12 June 1917. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 25 June 1917; relinquished temporary rank, 7 July 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 July 1917. Detached to 2nd Army Rest Camp, 12 August 1917; rejoined Bn, 27 August 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21891291 |