| Regimental number | 42758 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs K McCarthy, 95 Union Street, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Specialist Company, Signal Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 7), Gouzeaucourt, Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son: Eugene C D McCarthy, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 26 |