
| Regimental number | 10/1097 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Canterbury |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | Rangiwahia, Manawatu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss H Gate, Post Office Savings Bank, Frankton Junction |
| Previous military service | Served in the Hamilton Rifle Cadets (4 Years); Stratford Mounted Rifles, Volunteer Force (3 Years); 7th Wellington West Coast Regiment, Territorial Force, still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni Military Camp, Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 7th (Wellington West Coast) Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked for Dardanelles, 12 April 1915. Promoted Corporal, 7 May 1915. Appointed to rank of Lance Sergeant, 12 May 1915. Promoted Sergeant, 16 July 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915; admitted to HMHS 'Dongola' (gun shot wound, left arm), 9 August 1915; admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt, 13 August 1915; discharged to Special Camp, Zeitoun, 8 September 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZT 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915. Granted two months sick leave (14 days at home, then Rotorua Sanitorium) from 26 October to 27 December 1915. Admitted to King George V Military Hospital and Sanitorium, Rotorua, 10 November 1915. Discharged (medically unfit: wounded, gun shot wound, left arm), 26 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16785176 |