| Regimental number | 12/2324 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Blenheim |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | 3rd Officer Mercantile Marine |
| Address | Post Office, Devonport, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.2 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Hay, Postmaster, Devonport, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in NZ Training Ship 'Amokura'; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
| The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Edith Hay, Onewa Road, Northcote, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915. Killed in action, 8 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793327 |