| Regimental number | 1/279 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Katherine McKeowen, 50 Ohiro Road, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on |
| Final rank | 20 |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late John and Margaret Godsell, Kakahu, South Canterbury |
| Other details |
War service: Samoa, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | See other entry for first embarkation. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 8 |