| Regimental number | 9/1717 |
| Address | Knox College, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, John Hayes Pay, 199 Spey Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XI, Row H, Grave No 17), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Hayes Pay and Agnes Margaret Pay, Leet Street, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Eighth |