| Regimental number | 64562 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Blenheim, Marlborough |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Postal employee |
| Address | Rotorua |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James William McCall, York Bay, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Volunteers, resigned |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs James William McCall, 20 Moxham Avenue, Hataitai, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 21 November 1917. Disembarked Liverpool, England, entrained for Sling Camp and taken on strength 4th (Reserve) Battalion, The Otago Infantry Regiment, 8 January 1918. Reverts to rank of private, 8 January 1918. Marched out of Sling Camp and proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918. Marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 24 March 1918; taken on strength, 2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, in the field, 28 March 1918. Reported missing, 19 April 1918; now reported missing, believed prisoner of war, 16 April 1918, proceedings of Court of Enquiry, 19 May 1918; now reported killed in action, 16 April 1916, proceedings of Court of Enquiry, 18 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |