| Regimental number | 28273 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Edlin, 4 Armidale Street, Petone, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Specialist Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | C (Wellington) Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Special Memorial B.14), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Joseph and Elizabeth Edlin, Petone, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 19 |