| Regimental number | 2/1561 |
| Address | Westport |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S M McKenna, Westport |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 46891 Rifleman Albert Edward McKENNA, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 12 October 1917 |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth |