| Regimental number | 53647 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs B Long, Hanover Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: John Cotter, 140 Orbell Street, Dalmore, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 13 |