| Regimental number | 42471 |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Dennis, Ciriciri, Fiji |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs James Cocks, Nabalawa, Waidina, Rewa River, Via Viria, Fiji |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 14 |