| Regimental number | 54942 |
| Occupation | Shepherd |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs D McRae, c/o Mrs A Cross, Post Office, Mareretu |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (Special Memorial, Plot XII, Row AA, No 3), Polygon Wood, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Kate McRae, Cuaig, Arina, Strathcarson, Ross-shire, Scotland, and the late John McRae; wife: Jane Edith McRae, Mill Road, Whangarei. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 10 |