| Regimental number | 23/514 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Orati, Invercargill |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Cheese factory assistant |
| Address | Birchwood, Nightcaps, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 174 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James H McLean, Birchwood, Nightcaps, Southland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James John Hamilton McLean and Elspeth Mary McLean, Brookvale, Ohai, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 15 November 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Matruh, 19 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 18 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Acting Corporal, 4 September 1916; promoted corporal, 5 September 1916. Wounded in action, 12 September 1916 (gun shot wound, neck), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 9 General Hospital, 15 September 1916; to England, 15 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 17 September 1916; discharged to NZ command Depot, Codford, 23 September 1916. Marched into 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 11 November 1916. Marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, France, 16 November 1916. Joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 December 1916, and posted to B Company. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 May 1917. Attached to Corps School, 7 May 1917; rejoined unit, 30 May 1917. Promoted sergeant, 1 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 22 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 3 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 138 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10926139 |