| Regimental number | 8/2572 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Tram conductor |
| Address | 30 Craighead Street, North East Valley, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Dagger, 10 Dean Path, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn and posted to 8th Company, Lemnos, 1 October 1915. Admitted to Hospital Ship, 30 November 1915; transferred to Manoel Hospital, Malta, 4 December 1915 (rheumatism); to Ghain Tuffeiha, Egypt, 5 February 1916. Transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, Moascar, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. On leave to England, 13 May 1916; rejoined No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 May 1916. Admitted to No 10 General Hospital, Rouen, 31 August 1916 (piles), and transferred to England; admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 2 September 1916; transferred to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 14 October 1916; detached to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 'On Command', 8 February 1917. Joined No 4 NZ Field Ambulance, Blackpool, 10 May 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 28 May 1917 (laryngitis); discharged to duty, 6 June 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 17 July 1917; discharged to duty, 31 July 1917. Detailed 'On Command', No 3 NZ General Hospital, 6 August 1917. Married Rebecca McINTOSH, spinster, St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, 30 November 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 30 April 1918 (enteritis); discharged to duty at No 1 NZ General Hospital, 3 May 1918. Classified by Medical Board as 'unfit' and placed on NZ Roll, 13 May 1918 (haemorrhoids). Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board SS 'Ionic', 14 March 1919; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 22 August 1919. Total war service: 4 years 128 days (of which 3 years 256 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 80 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |