| Regimental number | 23/125 |
| Address | Armadale Road, Remuera |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, E A East, Armadale Road, Remuera, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Ernest Alfred East, Armadale Road, Remuera, Auckland |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB |