| Regimental number | 24426 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | West Oxford |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Dalley, 36 Onepu Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of defective hearing; subsequently corrected). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: admitted to No 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 11 October 1915 (enteric); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Port Said, 13 December 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board 'Willochra', 26 December 1915; discharged, 5 May 1916. Re-enlisted 17 May 1916. Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; awarded 7 days' detention, at sea (no further details recorded); disembarked Devonport, 26 July 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Embarked for France with NZ Field Artillery, 3 October 1916; posted to Divisional Ammunition Column, in the field, 13 October 1916. Appointed Shoeing Smith, 13 October 1916; relinquished appointment, 2 April 1917. Appointed Shoeing Smith, 4 April 1917. Posted to 3rd Battery, 5 April 1917. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 18 July 1917 (pleuradyma), and thence to 4th Australian Field ambulance and Divisional Rest Station, 18 July 1917; discharged to duty, 26 July 1917. Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 23 August 1917 (myalgia), and transferred same day to Casualty Clearing Station,; to 54th General Hospital, 24 August 1917; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 28 August 1917; to England, 3 September 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 4 September 1917 (trench fever). Found guilty, 23 October 1917, of when on Active Service being absent without leave, 8.30 pm, 21 October, to 8.30 pm, 22 October 1917: awarded loss of 2 days' gross pay, and forfeited an additional 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 19 December 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 13 February 1918. On Command at NZ Soldiers' Club, London, 16 April 1918. Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 27 June 1918; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 24 September 1918; discharged on furlough, 18 December 1918, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 2 January 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Portsmouth on board SS 'Raranga', 11 March 1919; disembarked Newport, Nova Scotia, Canada, 25 March 1919; re-embarked 29 March 1919; discharged, 13 October 1919 (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service). Total war service: 5 years 51 days (of which 4 years 75 days were abroad). MSBV |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |