| Regimental number | 7/1877 |
| Address | c/o W G Rudd, Oxford |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Brother, T McKay, Truro, Caithness, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 36 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elizabeth Angus (formerly MacKay), Crescent Street, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, and the late Thomas MacKay |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Eighth |