| Regimental number | 34625 |
| Occupation | Traveller |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss M Canavan, 46 Opawa Road, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Mr J J Canavan, 205 Worcester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 8 |