| Regimental number | 11/1704 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Railway employee |
| Address | Railway Station, Taumaranui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J A Govan, c/o Mrs L E Burt, Te Aro Post Office, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Served in Railway Engineers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Posted to No 3 Company, NZ Engineers, Ismailia, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916. Admitted sick to Field Ambulance, 6 June 1916; rejoined unit from hospital, 10 June 1916 (no further details recorded). Wounded in action, 1 September 1916 (gassed), and admitted to 1/3 Northumbrian Field Ambulance; transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, Heilly, 2 September 1916; to No 9 General Hospital, Rouen, 4 September 1916; to England, 6 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 8 September 1915; discharged on furlough, 30 September 1916, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 30 October 1916. Found guilty, 2 January 1917, of being absent without leave, 11.45 pm, 26 December, to 8.30 pm, 30 December 1916: forfeited 5 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Detached to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 4 January 1917; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 16 January 1917. Classified unfit for general service by Medical Board, 30 January 1917 (gassed: emphysema of lungs). Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 2 March 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board HMNZT 'Mauganui', 17 March 1917. Discharged from NZEF (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 12 June 1917. War service: 1 year 293 days (of which 583 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 47 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16787640 |