| Regimental number | 20508 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hawera |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8.25" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, C Downs, Marton Junction |
| Previous military service | Served in 2nd Mounted Rifles Regiment (Hawera), Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 December 1916, and posted to C Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 March 1917, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station (pyrexia unknown origin); to No 68 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 8 March 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 20 March 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 25 March 1917; to 24th General Hospital, 24 April 1917 (mumps); to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 24 May 1917; rejoined unit, 18 June 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 August 1917 (diarrhoea); rejoined unit, 18 August 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 10 July 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 37 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998464 |