| Regimental number | 39724 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mosgiel, Otago |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Reporter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Hon W C F Carncross, Eltham, Taranaki |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Eltham Rifles Volunteers; serving in 98th Company, Senior Cadets, at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hawera |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known graves |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Hon W.C.F. Carncross, Eltham, New Plymouth |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 21 September 1917, and posted to A Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: Walter (b. Australia) and Mary (b. Scotland) CARNCROSS |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7879702 |