| Regimental number | 8/1147 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Lawrence |
| Religion | No religious affiliation stated |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 135 Cargill Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Egglestone, 135 Cargill Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in Post & Telegraph Senior Cadets, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Honorary Captain |
| 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 | Captain |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Joseph and Mary Jane Egglestone, 135 Cargill Street, Dunedin |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 51267 Arthur Ronald EGGLESTONE; 8/1070 Lt Richard Ewen EGGLESTONE, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 2-3 May 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Board of Enquiry, 29 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 6 June 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 7879909 |