| Regimental number | 8/1035 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Roxburgh |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 1 Sullivan's Avenue, South Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J McEwan, c/o James Anderson, Kaitangata |
| Previous military service | Served for 8 months in 1st Bn, Otago Rifle Volunteers; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 75), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists date of death as 'between 01/05/1915 and 23/05/1915'. Parents: Mrs Janet McEwan (formerly Anderson), 8 County Road, Kalkorai, Dunedin, and the late David Anderson. Native of Roxburgh, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Reported missing, 1 May 1915. Court of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, concluded: 'Now believed killed Dardanelles, 1 May 1915.' War service: 265 days (of which 243 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22270376 |