| Regimental number | 8/4073 |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Next of kin | Father, Archibald McLaren, Liddel Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 8), Armentieres, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Archibald and Agnes McLaren, Invercargill |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 13 |