| Regimental number | 27078 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kaitangata |
| Religion | Church of Christ |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 3" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs J B Donaldson, Paul Street, Kaitangata |
| Previous military service | Served in B Company, 14th Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 December 1916; joined 3rd Bn, in the field, 12 January 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 16 February 1917; transferred to No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 19 February 1917 (phthisis); to England, 22 February 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital; discharged to NZ Convalescent Camp, 21 March 1917; taken on strength, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 2 May 1917. Found guilty, 10 January 1918, of being absent without leave from 11.45 pm, 5 January, to 8 pm, 7 January 1918: deprived of 3 days' pay and forfeited 3 days' pay. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 22 January 1918 (bronchitis); discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 14 February 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 5 April 1918; discharged to NZ Command Depot, 12 April 1918. Attached to Reserve Depot, Brocton, 20 May 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Cannock Chase, 11 July 1918; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 15 July 1918; discharged on leave, 5 October 1918, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 14 October 1918. Found guilty, 25 November 1918, of being absent without leave: forfeited 12 days' pay gross, and forfeited additional 6 days' pay. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Tahiti', 3 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 13 January 1920. Total war service: 3 years 226 days (of which 2 years 110 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 48 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |