| Regimental number | 3/2856 |
| Occupation | Medical practitioner |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Martha Baskerville Whyte Childs, c/o British Linen Bank, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Captain |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The members of the New Zealand Medical Corps attached to the 21st Reinforcements departed on two ships, 'Waitemata' and 'Ulimaroa', on 19 January 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'Good service and devotion to duty in the field. During the period from 22nd September 1917 to 25th February 1918 he has been unremitting in the performance of his duties and displayed great gallantry when on duty at advanced posts in the Passchendaele and Ypres Sectors.' Awarded and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 28 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Admitted to 6th Stationary Hospital, France, 27 March 1918 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to 51st General Hospital, 28 March 1918; discharged, 16 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | See other entry for second embarkation. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 26 |