| Regimental number | 25/395 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, Auckland |
| Religion | Church of Christ |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.3 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Richard Kemp, Paparata, Bombay, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in 3rd Auckland Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard Kemp, King Edward Street, Papakura, Auckland, and the late Marian Kemp |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front No Form B103 on file: incomplete details. Appointed Lance Corporal, 27 September 1916. Admitted to No 39 Casualty Clearing Station, 8 October 1916 (dysentery); transferred to England, and admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Cardiff, 24 October 1916; transferred to Dysentery Depot, Barton-on-Sea: progressing well, 21 December 1916. Discharged to NZ Base, Codford, from NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 9 March 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 29 April 1917 (mumps); discharged to Convalescent Depot, Codford, 12 May 1917. Rejoined unit, 21 July 1917. Detached to Corps Bomb School, 4 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 17 September 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 1 day (of which 1 year 250 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18056216 |