| Regimental number | 9/1619 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gisborne |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cowboy |
| Address | Mangapapa, Gisborne |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.6 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Jack Walsh, Mangapapa, Gisborne |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Gisborne; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and May Walsh, Mangapapa, Gisborne |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 22 December 1915 (dysentery); listed as 'seriously ill', 1 January 1916; transferred to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 16 February 1916; attached on strength to Base Depot, Ghezireh, 2 March 1916. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, Ismailia, 18 March 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916; joined Bn, in the field, 11 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried in Sheet 28.D.9.d.80.95, 20 yards from Waterloo Farm, grave marked with 4 pegs and wire: undated report from 2nd Corps Burial Detachment; grave subsequently lost. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015490 |