| Regimental number | 9/1385 |
| Address | Owaka |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W Hay, Owaka, Catlin's, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 1), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Letitia Hay, Owaka, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Sixth |