| Regimental number | 12240 |
| Occupation | Fencer |
| Next of kin | Father, James McPhee, Rakauroa, Poverty Bay |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 6), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen McPhee, Rakauroa, Gisborne |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For gallantry and devotion to duty. Near La Basse Ville on 1st August this man, being a Platoon Runner, displayed great bravery and devotion to duty on three separate occasions in carrying out urgent messages from the advanced post of his platoon to Company Headquarters. On each occasion he had to pass over open ground which was being swept at the time by enemy machine guns and heavy shellfire. When stretcher bearers were required he made the journey again under similar conditions. Throughout the engagement he displayed the utmost devotion to duty.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 21 |