| Regimental number | 12/1704 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Tangowahine, North Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs W Lowe, 12 Hinemoa Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 3 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 26), near Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Patrick Maguire, 2 Napier Street, Freeman's Bay, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 18 May 1916. Posted to No 2 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, 15 July 1916. Reported missing, believed wounded, 21 September 1916; admitted to Field Ambulance, 21 September 1916 (gun shot wound, left thigh); transferred to 13th Casualty Clearing Station, 22 September 1916; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 24 September 1916; to England, 25 September 1916, and admitted to NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 27 September 1916. Attached to Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 13 January 1917. Found guilty, 7 February 1917, of (1) using abusive language to an NCO, and (2) refusing to give his name to an NCO, 4 February 1917: awarded 7 days' detention. Found guilty, 5 March 1917, of being absent without leave from 9.30 pm, 1 March, to 10 pm, 4 March 1917: awarded 3 days' detention, and forfeited 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 June 1917; posted to strength, No 3 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field, 24 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 303 days (of which 847 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third. See other entry for first period of service. |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10927642 |