| Regimental number | 2/1586 |
| Address | Reimers Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, C Cantell, Reimers Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Bombardier |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 6th (Howitzer) Battery, 2nd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Flatiron Copse Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 30), Mametz, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary Cantell, 26 Reimers Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth |