| Regimental number | 16/750 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hastings |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Puriri |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 172 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Billy Happy, Rotorua |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Maori Contingent |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 29 Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 11), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on the Arawa Tribal Roll of Honour, Rotorua. Parents: John Happy and the late Mihi Peka Matenga Nga te Rukawa |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked from HMT 'Waitamata' at Suez, Egypt, 26 October 1915. Posted to Auckland Infantry Bn, Moascar, 19 January 1916. Embarked with Pioneer Bn, Port Said, and proceeded overseas to France, 9 April 1916. Admitted to No 14 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 25 June 1916 (periostitis); listed as 'dangerously ill', No 32 Australian Hospital, Wimereux, 4 July 1916 (superlative periostitis); 'seriously ill', 3 September 1916 (osteomyelitis right tibia, amputated; septic arthritis, left hip); 'dangerously ill', 10 September 1916. Died of septicaemia, No 32 Australian Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 17 December 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |