| Regimental number | 23/93 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | 21 Torridge Street, Oamaru, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 1.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, S Carlyon, Oamaru South, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Oamaru Rifles (disbanded). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No 23), Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Mr W.S. Carlyon, Duntroon, South Oamaru |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 15 November 1915, and appointed Cook. Embarked for Matruh, 20 December 1915, and relinquished appointment as Cook. Admitted to Notts & Derby Mounted Field Ambulance, 28 December 1915 (dysentery); transferred to Hospital Ship, 31 December 1915, and admitted to No 15 General Hospital, Alexandria; transferred to Aotea Convalescent Home, Montazah, 19 February 1916; discharged to duty, 22 February 1916; rejoined Bn, Moascar, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 1 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 August 1917 (details illegible on Form B103). Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 October 1917. Wounded in action, 4 December 1917 (gun shot wound, left knee, fractured femur), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same to No 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 8 December 1917; listed as dangerously ill, 10 December 1917. Died of wounds, 10.40 pm, 10 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |