| Regimental number | 2/2604 |
| Occupation | Insurance clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Desmond, 27 May Street, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Carnoy Military Cemetery (Row V, Grave No 32), nr Albert, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Joseph Desmond, May Street, Wellington |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 33 |