| Regimental number | 8/738 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Address | 33 Brunswick Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.8 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Carruthers, 33 Brunswick Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in the Railway Bn, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Company Sergeant-Major |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs M. Carruthers, 23 Brunswick Street, Dunedin |
| Other details |
No Form B103 of file: scant details War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Promoted Corporal, 6 May 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 12 May 1915; rejoined unit, 8 July 1915. Rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Promoted Sergeant, 3 April 1916. Admitted to 8th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 May 1916; transferred to 2nd General Hospital, Camiers, 1 June 1916: fractured ankle (injury of a trivial nature, sustained in the trenches; soldier not to blame); rejoined unit, 26 June 1916. Promoted Company Sergeant Major, 17 June 1916. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 25 November 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 7 December 1916; to NZ Base Depot, 18 December 1916. Killed in action, 12 October 1916. War service: 3 years 49 days (of which 1116 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21892565 |