| Regimental number | 10/317 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wanganui |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Jeweller |
| Address | Heads Road, Wanganui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.1 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M E Comyns, Heads Road, Wanganui |
| Previous military service | Served in A Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wanganui |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Wanganui (Heads Road) Old Cemetery (Block 9, Plot 90), Wanganui |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs M E Comyns, Wanganui |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 7 June 1915 (deafness); discharged for duty at base, Zeitoun, 15 June 1915. Admitted to Convalescent Home, Helouan, 9 July 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915 (medically unfit: deafness following shell concussion); disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915. Killed in railway accident. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24055331 |