| Regimental number | 62706 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 2 Upton Terrace, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bridget O'Gorman, 2 Upton Terrace, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | C Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Bagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 32), Gezaincourt, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Mr T O'Gorman, Wellington |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 37008 James Tobin O'GORMAN; 24274 Pte John O'GORMAN, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917; 24273 Pte Timothy O'GORMAN, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action. 23 October 1918; 30396 Pte Thomas O'GORMAN, 3rd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action between 4-6 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 February 1918. Marched in to Canterbury (Reserve) Battalion camp, Larkhill, 26 February 1918; marched in to New Zealand Rifle Brigade Base Depot and taken on strength, Brocton, 28 February 1918. Admitted to Rugeley Hospital, 21 March 1918 (cerebro-spinal fever); discharged and attached to New Zealand Rifle Brigade Base Depot, 29 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 April 1918. Disembarked and marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 30 April 1918. Found guilty, 30 April 1918, of allowing another soldier to use his pass on 27 April 1918: awarded seven days' confined to barracks; forfeited two days' pay. Joined 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field and posted to C Company, 3 May 1918. Wounded in action, admitted to 1st New Zealand Field Ambulance and transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station (gun shot wound, leg), 26 August 1918. Died of wounds, 28 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21381944 |