| Regimental number | 4/1978 |
| Occupation | Sheep farmer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E McKinlay, Arthur's Point, Queenstown |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Field Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 11), Doullens, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Euphemia McKinlay, Scotland |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For bravery in the field.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 23 |