| Regimental number | 26998 |
| Occupation | Hotel porter |
| Next of kin | Father, W H Crothers, c/o Central Dairy Company, Addington, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 10), Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Henrietta Crothers, of 12 Dudley Street, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 5 |