| Regimental number | 9/590 |
| Address | Dunback, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Kennedy, Dunback, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Jane Kennedy, of Dunback, Otago |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 8/1272 Pte Albert KENNEDY, 10th (North Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 14 October 1916 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |