| Regimental number | 6/2225 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Grey Valley |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Horse driver |
| Address | Ngaehere |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John McLaughlin, Ngahere, Greymouth |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Embarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial C.11), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John (b. Ireland) and Jane (n. New Zealand) McLaughlin, of Ngahere |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 60438 Sapper John McLAUGHLIN, New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company, died of disease, 21 November 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded, Gallipoli, 3 September 1915 (gun shot wound, abdomen); admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 3 September 1915. Died of wounds, 14 September 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |