
| Regimental number | 17/45 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Lake Wanaka |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
| Address | Waverley, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Davis, Waverley, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Served for 12 months in the School Cadets. Previously rejected for military service: grounds not recorded. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 15 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'). It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Veterinary Corps |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 15 March 1915. Medical Board, Dunedin, 30 August 1915, concluded that soldier was suffering from lackycardia, gonorrhoea and pulmonary turberculosis; gonorrhoea not caused by military duty; TB caused by military duty. Died of phthisis, Dunedin Hospital, 4 October 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Veterinary Corps/Second |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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