| Regimental number | 4/767 |
| Address | c/o Mrs A Walker, 110 Yarrow Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Kay, 29 Aitken Street, Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915 |
| The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | 1st Field Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Killed in Action 20 September 1916 |
| Place of burial | AIF Burial Ground (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 11), Flers, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth |