| Regimental number | 12/3990 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Eresby, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Foster, 16 Baker's Lane, Buckshaven, Fife, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 June 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916; rejoined unit, 15 November 1916. [Form B103 very faint: illegible in places.] Admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 March 1917 (nephritis); transferred to No 3 General Hospital, Wimereux, 11 March 1917; transferred to England, 13 March 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 15 March 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 22 May 1917; attached on strength to NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, 4 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 September 1917. Classified 'C' by NZEF Travelling Medical Board, 30 October 1917. Proceeded to England, 10 November 1917; marched in to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 11 November 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Willochra', 1 February 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 13 April 1918. War service: 2 years 148 days (of which 2 years 13 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 59 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 8 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |