| Regimental number | 24273 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Awatea, Masterton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B O'Gorman, 2 Upton Terrace, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 63 Navua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 4th (Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otagon Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 8), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs T O'Gorman, Wellington |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 62706 Rifleman Cornelius O'GORMAN, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, 28 August 1918; 37008 James Tobin O'GORMAN; 24274 Pte John O'GORMAN, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action 12 October 1917; 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 Devonport, England and marched in to Sling Camp, 25 October 1916; proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916. Disembarked and marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 16 November 1916. Admitted to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 19 November 1916 (scabies);discharged and attached to strength of New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 23 November 1916. Joined 1st battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field and posted to 4th (Otago) Company, 4 December 1916. Admitted to 1st New Zealand Field Ambulance and transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 27 December 1916 (scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 28 December 1916; discharged to duty and rejoined unit in the field, 4 January 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 16 June 1917. Found guilty, 4 June 1918, of being absent without leave while on active service, in that he absented himself from reserve trenches near Beaussant until arrested at Vauchelles later in the day, 23 May 1918; awarded 70 days' Field Punishment No 2. Killed in action, 23 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21381953 |