| Regimental number | 10/1497 |
| Address | Cape Runaway |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs L Higgs, 22 Douglas Street, Palmerston |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Company Sergeant Major |
| Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Bagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 20), Gezaincourt, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late James and Alice Gosling |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Operations opposite Polderhoek, 27th November to 5th December 1917. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the advance on the Polderhoek Chateau on December 3rd this N.C.O; when several of his team had become casualties, and whilst under heavy fire, went back and collected the missing parts, and succeeded in bringing his gun into action engaging the enemy with direct fire until his gun was damaged, and all his team, including himself, were wounded.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third |