
| Regimental number | 10/1062 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waitaki |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Civil Service clerk |
| Address | 35 Maitland Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs C Falconer, Lawrence |
| Previous military service | Served in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Company Quartermaster Sergeanr |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance Hospital, Anzac Cove, 25 May 1915 (acute tonsilitis), and transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos; discharged from hospital, 5 June 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac Cove, 6 May 1915. Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 6 June 1915. Admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 August 1915 (debility). Embarked for England from Mudros on board HT 'Caledonia', 20 August 1915; admitted to 'Duchess of Connaught' Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, 1 September 1915 (debility, teeth). Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board SS 'Arawa', 29 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit: tuberculosis), 13 April 1916. War Service: 1 year 243 days (of which 1 year 91 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: Service Number 3/18/709, National Reserve Bn; enlisted, 20 August 1940; discharged, 23 April 1942. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 54 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24065431 |