| Regimental number | 57478 |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel May Clarkson, 138 North Road, Papanui, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Ruahine on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1stBattalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VIA, Row B, Grave No 19), Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Jane Clarkson, 10 Scarisbrick Street, Wigan, England. Wife: Ethel May Clarkson, 203A Papanui Road, St Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 11 |