| Regimental number | 14206 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Occupation | Battery hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 128.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Churton, Green Lane, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served for 7 months (March-October 1901) as No 125, Trooper, Bushveldt Carbineers, South African War. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916. Proceeded from Sling Camp overseas to France, 19 September 1916. Marched out to Machine Gun School, 25 September 1916; posted to No 3 Company, 18 October 1916. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 13 January 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 January 1917; to 13th General Hospital, 25 January 1917; to England, 27 January 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 28 January 1917 (bronchitis); discharged to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 9 March 1917; discharged to NZ Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 27 March 1917; admitted to NZ Convalescent Section, Codford, 25 March 1917; discharged from Venereal Section to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 12 May 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease (gonorrhoea): 48 days. Taken on strength, NZ Machine Gun Section, Grantham, 31 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917; rejoined No 3 Company, 7 July 1917. Found guilty, 30 April 1918, of theft of turnips: awarded 72 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Appointed Lance Corporal, 30 August 1918; Temporary Corporal, 20 December 1918; promoted Corporal, 15 January 1919. Marched out to England for return to New Zealand, 16 February 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Northumberland', 28 March 1919; discharged, 7 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |