| Regimental number | 12/3284 |
| Address | 29 Hayden Street, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs B McIntyre, 29 Hayden Street, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 48 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Nelson Cockfield and Elizabeth Huntly Cockfield |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Eighth |