| Regimental number | 15843 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Feilding |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Cabinetmaker |
| Next of kin | Alfred S B Eade, Manchester Street, Feilding |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 8.), Belgium |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'For conspicuous gallantry in assaulting a machine gun crew and capturing the gun during the Battle of Messines on 7th June 1917. When the advance was threatened by machine gun fire from cover, he led his section into our own barrage, bombed the crew of the machine gun, and carried the gun further on. He was killed while getting the gun into action.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999839 |