| Regimental number | 7/1878 |
| Address | Okains Bay, Canterbury |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, David P McKay, Okains Bay, Canterbury |
| 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 | Driver |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Ribecourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 6), Ribecourt-la-Tour, near Cambrai, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Paton McKay and Eliza McKay, Okains Bay, Canterbury |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Eighth |