| Regimental number | 25717 |
| Place of birth | Fairlie, Canterbury |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Father, William Robert Keay, Post Office, Herekino |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 25) near Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W R and Ellen Steele Keay. Born at Fairlie |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 26/831 Rifleman David Steele KEAY, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 15 September 1916 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 35 |