| Regimental number | 8/816 |
| Address | Edendale, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, James Cassells, 52 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 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 16 October 1914 |
| 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 | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 15 September 1916 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
