| Regimental number | 12681 |
| Occupation | Student |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J W McKay, 90 Mowbray Street, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Signalling Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 6) near Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Jane McKay, Christchurch |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 14 |