| Regimental number | 4/1053 |
| Address | 173 Tweed Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E L Kiernan, Post Office, Balclutha |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Willis Kiernan and Eunice Lorenna Kiernan, Winchester Street, Levin, Wellington. Also served in Egypt and at Gallipoli |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Sixth |