| Regimental number | 4/2079 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Springston, Canterbury |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Railway clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Egan, Railway Station, Gore |
| Previous military service | Served in the NZ Engineers Railway Corps; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, No 1 Field Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Engineers |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 June 1916. Forfeited 1 day's pay, Christchurch, 18 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 September 1916. Attached to NZ Division, in the field, 16 January 1917; posted to No 1 Field Company Engineers, 19 January 1917. Attached to Headquarters, Divisional Engineers, 19 May 1917. Found guilty, 25 July 1917, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 9 pm, 22 May, until 8.30 am, 25 May 1917 (83½ hours): awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 4 days' pay. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 16 July 1917 (ametrophia); discharged to NZ Reinforcements Camp, 18 July 1917; rejoined unit, 20 July 1917. Found guilty, 8 August 1917, of being absent from billet from 9.30 am, 8 August 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 1 day's pay. Admitted to 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance, 30 November 1917 (eye trouble), and transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to 50th Casualty Clearing Station, 4 December 1917; discharged to duty, 10 December 1917; rejoined unit same day. On leave to United Kingdom, 28 July 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 15 August 1918. Detached to Headquarters, Divisional Engineers, 9 September 1918; rejoined unit, 22 September 1918. Detached to Commander Royal Engineers (New Zealand), 29 September 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board 'Tofua', 29 May 1919; discharged, 26 June 1919. Total war service: 3 years 194 days (of which 3 years 59 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 25 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |