| Regimental number | 24/416 |
| Address | c/o D B Craighead, Riccarton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, William Fairbairn, Ethelton, North Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 21, Grave No 57), Rouen, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Charlotte Jane Fairbairn, of Puketiritiri, Masterton, Wellington |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB |