| Regimental number | 70983 |
| Occupation | Shearer |
| Next of kin | Father, T D McManaway, Hikoekoea, Pelorus Sound |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 36th Reinforcements, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Balmoral Castle on 24 April 1918 |
| SS 'Balmoral Castle' left New Zealand, 24 April 1918; returned to Wellington, 27 April 1918; sailed, 2 May 1918. |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 7/984 Gunner Oliver Turner McMANAWAY, New Zealand Field Artillery, killed in action, 14 October 1917 |
| Sources | Nominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 81, p. 18 |