
| Regimental number | 45343 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Coromandel |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Leather dresser |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Cuthbertson, Sunnyvale, Green Island, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of eyesight and right arm: Medical Exam: 'Cannot supinate right hand completely.') |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row F, Grave No 2), Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 3 June 1917; discharged, 8 June 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 18 June 1917; discharged, 25 June 1917 (no details recorded); disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to A Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 29 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994794 |