| Regimental number | 6/3651 |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Charleston, 161 Tweed Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Eliza Charleston, Gore Street West, Bluff, Southland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 10/845 L/Cpl Alexander Angus CHARLESTON, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 16 September 1916; 9/1658 Tpr James Steven CHARLESTON. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 24 |