| Regimental number | 48327 |
| Occupation | Farm manager |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A D Ellson, Drumgley, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Specialists' Company, Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Drowned at sea |
| Place of burial | At sea |
| Commemoration details | Wellington Provincial Memorial |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs A.D. Ellson, Lunanhead, Forfarshire, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Drowned at sea en route to New Zealand. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 28 |