| Regimental number | 60438 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Red Jacks, Ngahere |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Next of kin | Father, John McLaughlin, Ngahere via Greymouth |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company, 6th Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Caudry British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 3), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John (b. Ireland) and Mary Jane (b. New Zealand) McLaughlin, Ngahere, West Coast |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6/2225 Pte Patrick McLAUGHLIN, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 4 September 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 26 July 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 24 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917; taken on strength, NZ Engineers, Tunnelling Company, in the field, 10 November 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 14 October 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 31 October 1918. Admitted to Field Ambulance, 14 November 1918 (pyrexia); transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 15 November 1918 (influenza); listed as 'dangerously ill', 20 November 1918; died of disease, 21 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 39 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |