| Regimental number | 12/523 |
| Address | Whangarei |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, H E Cowley, Oxford Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Quarry Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 1), Montauban, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Dorothy Agnes Raynsford (formerly Cowley), 38 Cowper Road, Wimbledon, Surrey, England |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |