| Regimental number | 24/2571 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ashburton |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Dalley, Oxford Street, Hamstead, Ashburton |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Edith Jane Dalley, 108 Oxford Street, Ashburton |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 27 May 1916; posted to No 2 Company, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 August 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 January 1917 (scabies); transferred to Northumberland Casualty Clearing Station, 29 January 1917; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 9 February 1917; discharged to duty, 28 February 1917. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 March 1917 (ICT leg); discharged to duty, 9 March 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 10 March 1917. Wounded in action, 17 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right leg), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 18 June 1917; to No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 19 June 1917; discharged to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 29 June 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, 3 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 11 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995030 |