| Regimental number | 23947 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas W Attwood, Warkworth |
| Previous military service | Served in 3rd Auckland Regiment; at time of enlistment serving in 15th North Auckland Infantry. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916; marched into Camp Sling, 27 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 September 1916; taken on strength, No 2 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field, 3 October 1916. Detached to NZ Wing, II Anzac Reinforcements Cp, 5 June 1917; rejoined unit, 19 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 3 November 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 26 November 1917. Wounded in action, Ypres, Belgium, 3 December 1917 (gun shot wound, right elbow, right shoulder), and admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 4 December 1917; to England, 11 December 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 12 December 1917. Classified unfit by Medical Board, 8 January 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; discharged (no longer fit for war service due to wounds received in action), 22 December 1918. Total war service: 2 years 319 days (of which 1 year 293 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 76 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 4 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |