| Regimental number | 8/371 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Donald, Victoria, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Address | Yarrow Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria Edelsten, Kruger Street, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Cadets, Victoria, Australia. |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Found guilty, Zeitoun, 27 February 1915, of being absent from Tattoo, 27 February, until apprehended by picquet at 1.30 am, 28 February 1915: awarded 14 days' confined to camp. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, and admitted to 15th Stationary Hospital, 3 May 1915 (gun shot wound, lower extremities); transferred to Alexandria, and thence to England, 6-7 May 1915, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 20 May 1915; discharged to Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 13 July 1915. Rejoined unit, Rest Camp, Lemnos, 18 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Ismailia, of (1) drunkenness, (2) using abusive language to a witmess, (3) willfully destroying Government property: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked for France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916, and admitted to XV Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 17 September 1916; to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 19 September 1916 (gun shot wound, forearm, left finger: severe); to England, 23 September 1916, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Found guilty, Walton-on-Thames, of drunkenness, 16 December and 17 December 1916: fined 10/- and £1 respectively. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 5 January 1917. Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 28 February 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 31 May 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital (Venereal Disease Section), 20 October 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 10 April 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 5 May 1918; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 27 June 1918. Discharged on leave, 7 August 1918, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 22 August 1918. Admitted to VD Convalescent Section, Codford, 6 January 1919 (blood test). Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Corinthic', 23 April 1919; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right forearm), 17 June 1919. Total war service: 4 years 301 days (of which 4 years 190 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 70 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |