| Regimental number | 6/1258 |
| Address | Waimangaroa |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Patrick Cavanagh, Waimangaroa |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Final unit | 12th (Nelson) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Harriet Cavanagh, Brougham Street, Westport |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Second |