| Regimental number | 22947 |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs E H Blake, Box 89, Hastings |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 48), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen Cranston |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 32 |