| Regimental number | 9/1695 |
| Place of birth | Balfour, Invercargill, Southland |
| Address | PO Box 32, Balfour, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Janet L Kay, PO Box 32, Balfour, Southland |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, near Bapaume, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Angus Colquonn and Jessie Lindsay Kay, Lisbon Street, Milton, Dunedin |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Near Passchendaele on 12th October, 1917. For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. He reconnoitred the enemy's position when his section's guns were held up, and located three enemy machine guns and several snipers. It was due to his excellent work that his section was able to bring a gun into action. With his gun, hostile machine guns were silenced and the snipers were forced to keep down.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Eighth |