| Regimental number | 2/2408 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cumberland, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | 184 Tinakori Road, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Finlay, 120 Hensingham, Whitehaven, England |
| Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the Territorial Force, England. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915. Transferred to 8th Battery, 8 March 916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 7 April 1916. Appointed Acting Bombardier, 30 March 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 21 April 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea), and relinquished rank of Acting Bombardier; transferred same day to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, 23 April 1917; admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 24 April 1917; discharged to Base Details, 13 June 1917; marched in to XXII Corps Reinforcements Camp, 29 January 1918; rejoined 9th Battery, in the field, 18 April 1918. Appointed Temporary Bombardier, 14 June 1918; Temporary Corporal, 27 August 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 18 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 8 October 1918. Promoted Corporal, 18 October 1918. Granted leave with pay, 6 February-5 March 1919; leave without pay, 6 March to 2 April 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Pakeha', 12 April 1919; discharged, 21 July 1919 (no longer physically fit or War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 21 July 1919. Total war service: 3 years 334 days (of which 3 years 200 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |