| Regimental number | 30396 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Tunneller |
| Address | No 2 Camp, Public Works Department, Taumaranui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bridget O'Gorman, 2 Upton Terrace, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Featherston |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Bridget O'Gorman, 12 Lewisville Terrace, Tinakori Road, Wellington |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 62706 Rifleman Cornelius O'GORMAN, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, 28 August 1918; 37008 James Tobin O'GORMAN; 24274 Pte John O'GORMAN, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917; 24273 Pte Timothy O'GORMAN, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action. 23 October 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Posted to H Company, 20th Reinforcements, 24 August 1916. Admitted to Trentham Camp Hospital (measles), 15 September 1916; discharged from Trentham Camp Hospital, 21 September 1916. Transferred to Trentham Camp Details, 30 September 1916. Transferred to Featherston Camp Details, 7 October 1916; posted to H Company, 20th Reinforcements, 9 October 1916. Embarked Wellington on board HMNZT 'Port Lyttelton', 7 December 1916; disembarked, Devonport, England, marched in to Sling Camp and posted to D Company, 5th (Reserve) Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 18 February 1917. Marched out of Sling Camp and taken on strength, 11th (Taranaki) Company, 3rd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Codford, 30 March 1917; transferred from 11th (Taranaki) Company to Headquarters Company, 3rd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 24 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Reported as wounded in action, 4 October 1917; now reported, 9 November 1917, as wounded and missing in action on 4 October 1917; now reported, 19 November 1917, as killed in action between 4-6 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21381952 |