| Regimental number | 6/782 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Storeman |
| Address | 31 Garden Road, Fendalton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | W Elliot, 74 Colombo Street, Beckenham, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in the Native Rifles, Christchurch. |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914. Disembarked Gallipoli, 10 May 1915; joined Bn, 21 May 1915. Admitted to No 16 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 9 July 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 20 July 1915; to All Saint's Hospital, Malta, 30 July 1915; to Base Depot, Ghezireh, Egypt, 27 December 1915; rejoined Bn, Ismailia, 18 January 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 4 March 1916. Embarked Port Said for France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 19 July 1916; Temporary Lance Sergeant, 9 August 1916; promoted Corporal, 30 August 1916; Sergeant, 9 October 1916. Admitted to Advanced Dressing Station, 20 February 1917, and transferred same day to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station; to England, 25 February 1917, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames (otitis media); to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 8 May 1917. Attached to NZ Discharge Base, Torquay, on duty, 26 June 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board 'Tofua', 15 August 1917 (duty and furlough leave); discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 1 December 1917. Total war service: 3 years 104 days (of which 2 years 364 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 55 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |