| Regimental number | 57485 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| Occupation | Bootmaker |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Cotton, 17 Moa Place, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Ruahine on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Martha Ann Cotton, 25 Haast Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand. Native of Australia |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 10 |