| Regimental number | 51967 |
| Occupation | Farm manager |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Agnes Arnst,, Spotswood, North Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Canterbury Regiment |
| Other details | Former Champion Road Cyclist of New Zealand and Australia. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row AA, Grave No. 6), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: C. Arnst, Tai Tapu, Canterbury, and the late H. Arnst; Wife: Agnes Arnst, 81 Hackthome Road, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch |
| Sources | Nomian Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 31 |