| Regimental number | 16/988 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bruce Bay |
| Address | Bruce Bay |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Wi Katau, Te Naihi, Hawke's Bay |
| 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 | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Cyclist Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 3), London, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: the late Wi Te Naihi Katau |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 7/973 Pte Kelly KATAU, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died of disease, 18 August 1916 |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori |
| Date of death |