| Regimental number | 8/2198 |
| Address | 16 Brunswick Street, Dunedin South |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Cotton, 5 Church Street, St Mary's, Sandwich, Kent, England |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Dartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 23), Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Rosa Cotton, 5 Church Street, St Mary's, Sandwich, Kent, England |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth |