| Regimental number | 9/1170 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Shearer |
| Address | 408 Cumberland Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W F Funnell, St Andrew's, Blenheim |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs W F Funnell, South Street, Blenheim |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Posted to unit, Mudros,, 3 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to Divisional Ammunition Column, Moascar, 11 March 1916. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 22 March 1916, and posted to 8th Company. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 April 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France (date not recorded). Found guilty, 29 May 1916, of (1) being absent from billet from 8.30 pm until apprehended in town at 9.25 pm; (2) giving wrong name and number; (3) refusing to show pay book and identity disc when called upon to do so: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Detached to Reinforcements Camp, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 11 June 1917. Detached to Summer Rest Home, 1 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 16 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 178 days (of which 790 days were overseas) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16784412 |