
| Regimental number | 40921 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kurow |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fiddes, Duntroon via Oamaru, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in Defence Cadets (Royal). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Oamaru |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
| The New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of G Company embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917 [check]; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; posted to D Company, 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 August 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 19 December 1918 (old sprained ankle), and transferred same day to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; to 55th General Hospital, 22 December 1918; to England, 24 January 1919, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst; transferred to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 31 January 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board 'Paparoa', 1 April 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: constitutional weakness of both ankles; not due to War Service), 22 June 1919. Total war service: 2 years 220 days (of which 2 years 54 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 84 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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