| Regimental number | 38058 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith McLaren, c/o Mrs Seagar, Johnston Street, Karori, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Aparima on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No 36), Steenwerck, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Annie Robson Duthie McLaren, and the late James Whitson McLaren; Wife: Edith Amy McLaren, Karori, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 6 |