| Regimental number | 6/1603 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Stock clerk |
| Address | Rangiora |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, M Leahy, Oxford, Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served in the Territorial Force, Rangiora; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 12 July 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to 15th Stationary Hospital, 23 July 1915; to Hospital, Malta, 31 July 1915 (enteric); to All Saints' Hospital, Malta, 11 August 1915; to 5th Northern General Hospital, Leicester, 24 September 1915; to NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 13 January 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Brigade Training Bn, Sling Camp, 24 August 1915. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 1 February 1917; Temporary Company Sergeant Major, 30 March 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 30 March 1917. Granted temporary rank of WO Class II, and temporarily appointed Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 1 January 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 28 March 1918 (to see aural specialist); discharged from hospital, 1 April 1918. Posted to 5th Officer Cadet Bn, Cambridge, 7 June 1918. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 12 December 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board SS 'Arawa', 1 April 1919; discharged, 12 June 1919. Total war service: 4 years 176 days (of which 4 years 90 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 72 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |