| Regimental number | 6/1494 |
| Address | c/o W A Scaife, Culverden |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Arthur Cookson, Box 24, Lincoln, Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Arthur Cookson, Lincoln, Canterbury |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |