| Regimental number | 10/193 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | High Street, Dannevirke |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Kay, Cheviot, North Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served in B Company, Ruahine Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Redoubt Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No 16), Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs George Kay, Cheviot, North Canterbury |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 11/1334 Lance Corporal George Cheviot KAY, Wellington Mounted rifles Regiment, killed in action, 5 December 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Medierranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Promoted Corporal, 5 May 1915. Reported missing, 8 May 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'. War service: 268 days (of which 228 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18055404 |