| Regimental number | 22670 |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Closs, Te Kopuru, via Helensville |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Pont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 7), Nieppe, Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: J G Closs, Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 12 |