| Regimental number | 26/831 |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Next of kin | Father, W R Keay, c/o Post Office, Herekino |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | A Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No 1), Flers, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Robert and Ellen Keay, "Windridge," Glenfield, Auckland. Native of Corra Linn, Canterbury |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 25717 Rifleman William Robert KEAY, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 5 August 1917 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 20 |