| Regimental number | 4/658 |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Address | 66 O'Neill Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, James McWhirter, Daisybank, Dailley, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | No 2 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 1), Mericourt-l'Abbe, near Albert, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary McWhirter, Dailly; wife: Marion Kennedy McWhirter, Bridgend House, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 12/1747 James McWHIRTER |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth |