| Regimental number | 8/1562 |
| Address | Wallacetown, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, James McWilliam, Black Park, Banffshire, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 83), Mericourt-l'Abbe, near Albert, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie McWilliam, Blackpark, Boharm, Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third |