| Regimental number | 65799 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elsie May Phelan, Te Mata, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 99 Athenic on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Anneux British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 4), 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). Wife: Elsie May Phelan, Te Mata, Auckland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 12465 Rifleman Edmond Matthew PHELAN MM, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 7 June 1917; 56839 Rifleman James McDonald PHELAN, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 26 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 18 |