| Regimental number | 10/2228 |
| Address | Raetihi |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ellen Kelly, Robert Street, Ellerslie, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Mary Ellen Mahoney, Auckland |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and resource on the night of 26/27th of August, 1915, during operations on the Gallipoli Peninsula, when he volunteered to go out to rescue some men who had been isolated within the enemy's lines for fifteen days. It was a mission of great dificulty and danger, and by his coolness and knowledge of scouting he greatly contributed to the success of the search and ultimate rescue of the missing men.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: Mentioned in Despatches 'In connection with the operations described in General I. Hamilton's despatch dated 11 December 1915.'
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| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth. See other entry. |