| Regimental number | 31809 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss M Carlyle, Motueka Nelson |
| Previous military service | Served for 7 months in the Transport Service, Featherston. |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
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War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917. Found guilty, Camp Sling, 14 February 1917, of being drunk and creating a disturbance after lights out, and being absent from Roll Call at 9.30 pm: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks and fined 10/-. Found guilty, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 4 May 1917, of being absent without leave from 2 pm, 3 May, to 1.30 pm,4 May 1917. Found guilty, 23 July 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 22 July, to 10.20 am, 23 July 1917: forfeited 1 day's pay and awarded 96 hours' detention. Found guilty, Camp Sling, 8 August 1917, of neglecting to obey an order given by his superior officer in that he failed to answer CB calls at 6.30 am, 5 pm, 6 pm, 6.30 pm, 7 pm, 7.30 pm, 8 pm, 8.30 pm, 9 pm, and 9.15 pm on 8 August 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks and forfeiture of 14 days' pay. Found guilty, Tidworth, 14 August 1917, of neglecting to obey an order given by his superior officer in that he failed to answer CB calls at 6.30 am, 5 pm, 6 pm, 6.30 pm, 7 pm, 7.50 pm, 8 pm. 8.30 pm, 9 pm, 9.15 am on 13 August 1917, and at 6.30 am, 5 pm, 6 pm, 6.30 pm, 7 pm, 7.30 pm on 14 August 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks and forfeited 2 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade, and posted to C Company, 16 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh), and admitted to 1st NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 14 October 1917; to England, 20 October 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 21 October 1917. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 28 February 1918; classified as 'unfi't by Medical Baord, 13 March 1918. Found guilty, Hornchurch, of being absent from hut when detailed as hut orderly: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 1 May 1918; discharged, 3 October 1918. Total war service: 2 years 72 days (of which 1 year 212 days was abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |