| Regimental number | 23225 |
| Occupation | Teamster |
| Next of kin | Father, P P McKay, Grove Bush, Southland |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 38), near Mesen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Eleanor Mc Kay, Oteramika Road, Invercargill, and the late Peter Patrick McKay. Born at Rakahonka |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 35 |