| Regimental number | 8/160 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | St Bathan's |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Railway platelayer |
| Address | 15 Waverley Street, South Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Catherine Fahey, 15 Waverley Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Admitted to 15th Stationary Hospital, 3 May 1915 (gun shot wound lower extremities); transferred to England, 6/7 May 1915, and admitted to Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, 20 May 1915. Embarked Devonport, 23 July 1915, to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force; embarked Alexandria, 10 August 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 17 August 1915. Embarked for France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action (second occasion), 14 July 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and thence to 8th Casualty Clearing Station; to 30th General Hospital, Calais, 14 July 1916; listed as dangerously ill, 17 July 1916. Embarked for England (date not recorded); admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, 26 July 1916; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 11 September 1916; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 19 September 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 4 January 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 5 March 1917 (mumps); attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 19 March 1917. Classified unfit by Medical Board, and placed on NZ Roll, 5 April 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board RMS 'Tainui', 26 April 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 3 August 1917. Total war service: 2 years 344 days (of which 2 years 265 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 60 |
| Place of burial | Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001708 |