| Regimental number | 21982 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ashburton |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Cycle mechanic |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E C Colyer, Braeview Crescent, Maori Hill, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in Army Service Corps, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 63 Navua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row C, Grave No 18), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Rowland Colyer and Emma Catherine Colyer, Nosworthy Street, Blenheim |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916; posted as deserter from ship at Cape Town, South Africa, 21 October 1916; re-embarked on board HT 'Port Sydney' (date not recorded). Marched into Sling Camp, 6 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 4 December 1916, and posted to 4th Company. Found guilty, 31 January 1917, of loss of Government property: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and ordered to pay cost of articles lost, 1/2. Detached to Reinforcements Camp, 5 June 1917. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 28 June 1917; discharged to duty, 4 July 1917. Rejoined Bn from Reinforcements Camp, 21 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21896438 |