| Regimental number | 6/1651 |
| Address | W J Beattie, Hilton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas William McClelland, Post Office, Winchester, Timaru |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Queens Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No 14), Bucquoy, Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Thomas William McClelland, Winchester, South Canterbury |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'Action: Goose Alley, Drop Alley, Flers Trench, West OF Flers, 20th/21st September 1916. When the 2nd Canterbury Batt. was heavily counter attacked during the afternoon of the 21st September this non commissioned officer stuck to his post under great pressure, and endeavoured to rescue a wounded man under heavy bomb fire.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |