| Regimental number | 22353 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Jane McGimpsey, Strachans Siding, Otiake |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row L, Grave No 9), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth Jane McGimpsey, Otiake |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4/427 Sapper Robert McGIMPSEY, New Zealand Engineers, killed in action, 20 September 1916 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 16 |