| Regimental number | 11/1764 |
| Address | Waverley |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Peter Elmslie, Hillside, Waverley, Taranaki |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 387), Egypt |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 11/629 Major James McGregor ELMSLIE, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 9 August 1915. |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh |