| Regimental number | 48512 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, B A Kayes, Bellevue Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (Second Draft), E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot No XXVII, Row BB, Grave No 21), near Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin Arthur and Annie Demaris Kayes, 67 Bellevue, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 6 |