| Regimental number | 6/4071 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | England |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Contractor |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30.10 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J E Jay, Port Looe, Looe, Cornwall, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Edward and Eliza Jay, Wayland, Looe, Cornwall, England; Wife: Mabel Annie Jay, Clifden Terrace, Liskeard, Cornwall, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 18 May 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916 (strained back), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, 22 September 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 15 October 1916 (scabies); rejoined unit, 16 October 1916. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 18 October 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 27 October 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 23 November 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 17 January 1917 (bronchitis), and relinquished temporary appointment of Corporal; rejoined unit, 28 June 1917. Detached to 2nd Army Rest Camp, 16 July 1917; rejoined unit, 30 July 1917. On leave to England, 1 August 1917 [presumably married during this leave]; rejoined unit, 12 August 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 August 1917. Missing in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now reported missing believed killed Oct 12th 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18053086 |