| Regimental number | 46236 |
| Occupation | Schoolmaster |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs McLaren, Lower Kaimai, Tauranga |
| Rank on embarkation | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
| E Company, 29th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships: 'Mokoia' (13 August 1917) and SS 'Ruahine' (15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual in E Company embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 10), Colincamps, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Dickson McLaren and Christina McLaren, Lower Kaimai, Tauranga. Native of Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 16 |