| Regimental number | 9/1554 |
| Place of birth | Napier |
| Address | 54 Ormond Road, Gisborne |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J V Gardiner, 54 Ormond Road, Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Bombardier |
| Final unit | 4th Howitzer Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Beaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 1), Ligny-Thilloy, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ralph and Maria Jane Villers Gardiner, 24 Ormond Street, Gisborne |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh |