| Regimental number | 11/1334 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Fitter |
| Address | 6 Campbell Street, Palmerston North |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.4 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 170 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs George Kay, Home View, Cheviot, North Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served in Taranaki Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs George Kay, 'Homeview', Cheviot, North Canterbury |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 10/193 Corporal Benjamin KAY, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 May 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Posted to unit, Mudros, 13 November 1915. Killed in action, 5 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18055467 |