| Regimental number | 10/2119 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Port Ahuriri |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Storeman |
| Address | Harding Road, Port Ahuriri |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28.7 |
| Height | 5' 11.75" |
| Weight | 189 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Downing, Port Ahuriri |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Other details | Represented New Zealand in rugby as an All Black - played 26 matches, including six test matches for the All Blacks between 1913-14. All Black tours: Canada and California (1913) and Australia (1914). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, 8 August 1915. War service: 177 days (of which 57 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998482 |