| Regimental number | 9/736 |
| Address | Motu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, John McTavish, Kohinui, Pahiatua |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 14), near Bapaume, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jean McTavish, Oete, Pahiatua |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second |