| Regimental number | 9/1658 |
| Address | 161 Tweed Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Charleston, 161 Tweed Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915 |
| The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 6/3651 Lance Corporal Alan Douglas CHARLESTON, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 1 October 1916; 10/845 Lance Corporal Alexander Angus CHARLESTON, 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 16 September 1916. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Eighth |
