| Regimental number | 12/1747 |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Address | 66 O'Neill Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, James McWhirter, Daisybank, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4/658 Corporal Andrew McWHIRTER, No 2 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers, died of wounds 23 September 1916.
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| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third |
