| Regimental number | 6/2107 |
| Address | 34 Papanui Road, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mary Hill, 34 Papanui Road, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Emerson Clarkson, 34 Papanui Road, Christchurch and the late Annie Clarkson |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |