| Regimental number | 11/1314 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ashurst |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o N Small, Hukanui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Francis, Marotiri, Foxton |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs William Francis, Palmerston North |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Posted to unit, Mudros, 13 November 1915. Admitted slightly sick to St Patrick's Military Hospital, Malta, 28 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Gallipoli, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 18 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 9 April 1916. Found guilty, 28 June 1916, of drunkenness and loss of 1 field dressing: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 1 and forfeited 14 days' pay, and ordered to pay 6d. Found guilty, 27 March 1917, of losing 1 collar badge: ordered to pay 9d. Reported wounded in action, 31 July 1917; Court of Enquiry, 12 September 1917, determined fate as 'Killed in Action, 31 July 1917'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |