
| Regimental number | 12/1618 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | St Anthony, Cornwall, England |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Address | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Elger, St Anthony, Port Scathe, Cornwall, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Discharged |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 19 April 1915 (chancroid); discharged to unit, 23 April 1915; rejoined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 May 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 26 May 1915 (chancroid); transferred to Base Venereal Hospital, Mudros, 27 May 1915; transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Alexandria, 5 June 1915; transferred to Base Isolation Hospital, Abbassia, 8 June 1915; discharged from hospital, 21 june 1915; embarked Alexandria to rejoin unit, 9 July 1915. Admitted to No 1 NZ Stationary hospital, Port Said, 27 July 1915 (dysentery); reported dangerously ill (enteric), 30 July 1915; removed from dangerous list, 9 August 1915; transferred to Enteric Convalescent Camp, Port Said, 17 September 1915. Transferred to England, 6 November 1915, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 19 November 1915; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Hornchurch, 17 May 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal while employed with Detention Staff, Hornchurch, 14 June 1916; relinquished appointment as Lance Corporal, 22 June 1916. Admitted to Addington Park Hospital, Croydon, 23 June 1916; transferred to 4th General Hospital, London, 8 August 1916; to NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 5 September 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 12 September 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 2 January 1917 (dysentery); Classified as unfit (chronic general debility) by Medical Board, 30 January 1917. Discharged in England, 22 February 1917. Total war service: 2 years 57 days (of which 2 years 9 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |