
| Regimental number | 8/3375 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Clare, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Barman |
| Address | Flinchey's Bluff, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M O'Gorman, Moore Street, Kilrush, Co Clare, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 8th (Southland) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 20 December 1915. Taken on strength Otago Infantry Battalion and posted to 8th (Southland) Company, 5 February 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 22 April 1917. Wounded in action, 27 May 1917 (shrapnel wound, right arm); admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to 9th Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 28 May 1917; admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 30 May 1917. Evacuated to England on HMHS 'St Patrick' and admitted to 2nd New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 31 May 1917. Transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 9 June 1917. Discharged, no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service, 3 February 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 83 |
| Place of burial | Wellington |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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