| Regimental number | 26255 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Prebbleton, Canterbury |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24.6 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs J M Eaglesome, Church Street, Rangiora |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row C, Grave No 14), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Murray Eaglesome and Ellen Eaglesome, Simeon Street, Spreydon, Christchurch; Wife: Grace May Eaglesome, 20 Curlett's Road, Riccarton, Christchurch. Native of Prebbleton |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 7/1549 Driver Robert James EAGLESOME, New Zealand Field Artillery, died of disease, 27 May 1918; 36434 Claude Alex EAGLESOME |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 December 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 January 1917. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 March 1917 (scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 11 March 1917; discharged to duty, 16 March 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 17 March 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington),Series AABK, Series 18805, File 20999873 |