| Regimental number | 52951 |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Next of kin | Father, J Chirnside, Mangahoe, Hunterville |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), F Company (Part) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 28), Colincamps, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs J Chirnside, 79 Alma Road, Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 26 |