| Regimental number | 24/679 |
| Address | Hororata |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Ballagh, Hororata near Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Henry and Elizabeth Ballagh, Hororata, Canterbury |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB |