| Regimental number | 48493 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Opoeike |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Fitzhugh Goulstone, Queen Street, Onehunga |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (Second Draft), E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 17th (Ruahine) Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 2), Colincamps, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William F. and Rose L. Goulstone, Symonds Street, Onehunga |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 12 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 October 1917; joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 November 1917, and posted to 17th Company. Detached to 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company, 11 December 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 18 January 1918. Killed in action, 30 March 1918. Statement by 39795 W. Gilchrist: 'I helped to bury him in a grave with three others, right alongside the railway line. It was the only grave on that spot. We marked it by a cross with the four names on.' Unofficial report by Captain B. Johnstone, Lewis Gun School: 'I have seen his grave half way between Serre and Mailly Maillet on the south side of the Serre Road. He was killed by a sniper.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 4 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |