| Regimental number | 8/1776 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Eastern Bush, Southland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Wallacetown, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.9 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J McCall, Eastern Bush, Otautau, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in 8th (Southland) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Marion McCall, Scandrett Street, Invercargill. Native of Eastern Bush, Invercargill |
| Other details |
No Form B103 on file: few details available. War service: Egpt, Gallipoli, Western Front Rejoined unit, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 19 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 31 October 1916. Attached to 2nd Anzac Division Reinforcements Camp as Corporal, 4 June 1917. Appointed Lance Sergeant, 29 September 1917. War service: 2 years 275 days (of which 910 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10922562 |