| Regimental number | 12/4152 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mabel Catton, Valley Road, Henderson, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Christchurch Infantry for 3 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 2 New Zealand Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Thomas Robert Catton, Taumarunui, Hamilton |
| Family/military connections | 12/4153 Pte John CATTON, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 21 September 1916; 13/2543 Tpr Thomas Robert CATTON |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 10 May 1916; taken on strength, No 2 NZ Machine Gun Company, in the field, 19 August 1916. Killed in action, 15 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |