| Date of birth: | 27 November 1887 |
| Date of death: | 06 July 1916 |
| Place of birth: | Pauatahanui, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Awards: | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Occupation: | Self Employed Farmer |
| Last known residence: | Shannon |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wounds |
| Place of death: | France |
| Buried where: | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres. II. C. 48 |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | James Gardner |
| Mothers name: | Eizabeth Ann (née Boulton) |
| Parents date of marriage: | 1887 |
| Siblings: | Isabel Gladys (b 1889, m 1921 Vaughan), ? William (b 1893), , , and |
| Parents place of marriage: | New Zealand |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 28 January 1915 |
| Theatres of war: | Egypt & France (possibly Gallipoli) |
| Place of embarkation: | Wellington on TS 14 |
| Surname: | GARDNER |
| War memorial: | Shannon |
| Place enlisted: | Trentham |
| Christian names: | James |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Suez |
| School: | Shannon 15 March 1893 - 23 March 1893; Pauatahanui; 21 May 1894 - 8 August 1894; Pauatahanui; Shannon 30 September 1895 - 17 December 1895; Wellington |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 17/64 |
| Religion: | C of E |
| Date enlisted: | 20 October 1914 |
| Final rank: | Corporal |
| Regiment or service: | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Embarkation date: | 14 December 1914 |
| User reference: | 7.62 |
