| Regimental number | 7/1373 |
| Address | Wakanui, Ashburton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W B Kirkness, Orkney, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Canterbury Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Robert Brass Kirkness and Jane Guthrie Kirkness, Midhouse, Kirkness, Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Sixth |