| Regimental number | 24/115 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o G L Rutherford, McDonald Downs, Hawarden |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Guardian, Rev A E Axelson, 41 Clyde Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | A Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Knox Church, Dunedin. Parents: Robert and Jane Denniston, 15 Mary Street, Port Chalmers, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria ,14 December 1915 (scabies); discharged to Camp A, Gabbari, 17 December 1915; proceeded to Ismailia, 17 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Detached for duty with Working Bn, 12 March 1917; rejoined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 2 April 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 June 1917 (impetigo); transferred to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 9 June 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 22 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 20 July 1917. Detached to Brigade Headquarters, 10 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 27 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' War service: 2 years 137 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996716 |