| Regimental number | 47861 |
| Occupation | Cheesemaker |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs W G Hodgetts, Tihaka, Southland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago 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: John Corkery, Te Wae Wae, Southland, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 13 |