| Regimental number | 32043 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Cousin, W Wilson, Cambridge, Waikato |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No 37), Steenwerck, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie Myria McKelvey, Deroar, Beragh, County Tyrone, Ireland. Youngest son. His brother Samuel also fell |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 760421 Pte Samuel Wesley McKELVEY, 54th (Kootenay) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed in action 1 March 1917 (aged 28) |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 24 |