| Regimental number | 23931 |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M McKinnon, Rotorangi, Cambridge, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row AA, Grave No 4), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Donald and Margaret McKinnon, Putaruru; Wife: Marjory McKinnon, 68 Albert Street, Hamilton |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 2 |