| Regimental number | 11/629 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waverley |
| Address | Waverley, Taranaki |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 172 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs James Elmslie, Blair, Asher Street, Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 2nd New Zealand Contingent, South African War, 1901; in Wairoa Mounted Rifles Volunteers from June 1905; and for 7 years 6 months in Queen Alexandra's 2nd (Wellington, West Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; resigned commission. August 1913. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Major |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Major |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Anne Elmslie, 'Hillside', Waverley, and the late Peter Elmslie; Wife: Martha Jean Elmslie, 'The Shack', 2 Kelso Street, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'Exhibited greatest gallantry and high qualities of leadership on the night 8/9 Aug near the Chunuk Bair ridge, in rallying & reinforcing the left of Brig General Johnston's line, after it had been severely shelled and our advanced troops brought
back.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 11/764 Trooper Ewen ELMSLIE, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, died of wounds, 13 January 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 9 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21000884 |