| Regimental number | 8/1723 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kaitanga |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Fireman |
| Address | Douglas Hotel, The Octagon, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs N Crowe, 320 Hastings Street, Napier |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: the late Mrs N Crowe, of Napier |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit, Gallipoli, 30 July 1915, and posted to 10th Company. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, right hand and foot); admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Ghezireh, 12 August 1915; transferred to NZ General Hospital, 1 October 1915; to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 6 December 1915; discharged to Base Depot, Ghezireh, 27 December 1915; rejoined unit, Moascar, 19 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Marseilles, 14 April 1916 (pleurisy); discharged to Australian Base Depot, Etaples, 23 April 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 16 May 1916. Wounded in action (Second occasion), 14 July 1916 (gun shot wound, thigh), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 35th General Hospital, Calais; transferred to England, 16 July 1916, and admitted to No 2 London General Hospital, Chelsea; transferred to NZ Convalescent Camp, Grey Towers, 26 July 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 27 July 1916. Marched into camp, Etaples, 16 December 1916. Admitted to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 23 January 1917 (scabies); discharged to Base Depot, 23 February 1917; admitted to No 26 General Hospital, 3 March 1917 (skin disease); discharged to Base Depot, 8 March 1917. Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, 9 March 1917 (skin disease); discharged to Base Depot, 14 March 1917. Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 June 1917, and posted to 4th Company. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 June 1917; appointed Temporary Corporal, 12 June 1917. Promoted Corporal, 7 July 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'It is reasonable to suppose ... [he] was killed in action in the attack on Belle Vue Spur 12th October 1917.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21899416 |