| Regimental number | 26799 |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Elder, 11 Symonds Street, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 43 |
| Place of burial | Mud Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 1), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parent: William and Margaret Cowie |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 5 |