| Regimental number | 24455 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Friend, Miss Ruby Boughton, 11 Albion Place, King Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 10th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: George M McKay, Roxburgh, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 29 |