| Regimental number | 23/58 |
| Address | Mount Eden Road, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, S Ayling, Post Office, Thames |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | B Company,1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Romieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No 6), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Stanley and Minnie Edna Ayling. Native of Thames |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB |