| Regimental number | 10217 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel William Clover, West Street, Feilding |
| Previous military service | Served in the 55th Company, Senior Cadets; left the district. At time of NZEF enlistment was serving in the 7th Regiment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements (including Details to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 20 May 1916. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 15 June 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 8 July 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 30 July 1916. Wounded in action, 10 June 1917 gun shot wound, leg and buttock: severe), and admitted to 77th Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 June 1917; to England, 17 June 1917, and admitted same day to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 10 August 1917. Classified unfit for war service, 9 October 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Ruahine', 9 November 1917; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 2 April 1918. Total war service: 2 years 138 days (of which 1 year 282 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 81 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |