| Regimental number | 8/1788 |
| Address | Maungatara, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, J McLaren, c/o Mrs Russell, Green Street, Ashburton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row D, Grave No 9), near Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: the late James McLaren |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth |