| Regimental number | 26/766 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kent, England |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E E Dunthorne, c/o J Hague Smith, Rawhiti, Paeroa |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Whilst under exceptionally heavy shell fire with his company, he noticed that three men of an adjacent company had been buried by a salvo. He at once rushed to the place amidst thickly falling shells and personally extricated the three men, showing complete disregard of his personal safety under the most trying circumstances.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 7 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 11 December 1916, while on leave; discharged to Assistant Provost Marshal, London, 5 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 15 April 1917. Wounded in action, 15 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm: compound fracture), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 83 General Hospital, Boulogne; to England, 20 June 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; discharged to duty, 25 July 1917. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 9 March 1918; Sergeant, 29 July 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HT 'Willochra', 8 March 1919; discharged, 13 May 1919. Total war service: 3 years 214 days (of which 3 years 70 days were abroad) Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 84 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |