| Regimental number | 29696 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Balclutha |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Margaret McCorley, Balclutha, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in 14th (South Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Company Sergeant Major |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| 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 | Sister: Margaret McCorley, 245 Cashel Street, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 30 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917, and marched into Sling Cam.p, and reverted to Sergeant. Appointed Corporal, 30 March 1917. Appoined to Training Staff Company, 16 April 1917. Transferred to 4th Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 22 May 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 23 August 1917. Date of promotion to read, 9 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 3 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10923129 |