| Regimental number | 44258 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wanganui |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Marshall Cresswell, The Wanganui Meat Freezing Company Limited, St Hill Street, Wanganui |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wanganui |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Marshall Cresswell and Eleanor Mary Cresswell, Wanganui |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to B Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21898987 |