| Regimental number | 16786 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M O'Donoghue, 103 Shakespeare Road, Napier |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 13/2468 Driver William James O'DONOGHUE, New Zealand Field Artillery, died of disease, 31 May 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 11 |