| Regimental number | 24/380 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Avondale, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J W Capes, Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in C Company, 3rd Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Embarked Alexandria for France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 30 June 1916 (shrapnel wound, left hand and back), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 1 June 1916; to England, 6 June 1916, and admitted to 1/4 Northern General Hospital, Lincoln, 6 June 1916; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 20 September 1916. Classified unfit by Medical Board and placed on NZ Roll, 24 January 1917. Commenced return to NZ from Plymouth on board RMS 'Ionic', 14 February 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 8 May 1917. Total war service: 1 year 345 days (of which 1 year 184 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 72 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |