| Regimental number | 56839 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Next of kin | Friend, Mrs Annie McLaughlin, Rangataua |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), H Company (Part) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
| Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 18), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Ballarat (New) Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Mrs Annie Phelan (d. 1929, bu. Ballararat (New) Cemetery), 415 Talbot Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, and the late John Phelan (d. 1911, aged 71; bu. Ballarat (New) Cemetery) |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 12465 Rifleman Edmond Matthew PHELAN MM, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 7 June 1917; 65799 Rifleman Patrick Pierce PHELAN, 4th Bn, New Zealand rifle Brigade, killed in action, 8 October 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 34 |