| Regimental number | 2/1881 |
| Address | 157 Ponsonby Road, Auckland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H Cornwell, St Heliers Bay, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Driver |
| Final unit | 1st Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row F, Grave No 19), Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Hannah Cornwell, 53 Heperburn Street, Auckland. Wife: K M Cornwell, 3 Roslyn Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of England |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth |