| Regimental number | 64325 |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M M McLaren, 24 St Benedicts Street, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Thomas and Margaret McLaren; Wife: Margaret Mabel McLaren, 31 Beaconsfield Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 38 |