| Regimental number | 8/3651 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, B Kaveney, Burke Street, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Served in G Company, 14th Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 8/2961 Dominic Richard KAVENEY |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 14 February 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 7 March 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Found guilty, 7 August 1916, of (1) neglect of duty in that he failed to carry water, 5 August; (2) being absent from billet from 12 noon till 11.30 pm, 6 August: awarded 28 days? Field Punishment No 2, forfeited 28 days' pay, and 1 additional day's pay. Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, left arm), and admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station; to 23rd General Hospital, Etaples, 18 September 1916; to England, 24 September 1916, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 25 September 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Marama', 13 January 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 8 May 1917. Total war service: 1 year 192 days(of which 1 year 61 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 74 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 30 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |