| Regimental number | 24138 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Papanui, Christchurch |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.6 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 124 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss A Claridge, 25 Chapel Road, Papanui, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in A Company, 1st Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Thomas Claridge, Chapel Road, Papanui, Christchurch |
| Other details |
Enlisted Trentham, 19 April 1915; discharged before embarkation; no details recorded. War service: Western Front Disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 28 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 September 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 20 June 1917 (infected middle ear); transferred to 55th General Hospital, Boulogne, 2 July 1917; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 7 July 1917; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, 17 July 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 25 July 1917; to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 7 August 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 14 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 31 August 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 13 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Religious affiliation variously given as Methodist or Presbyterian. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894296 |