| Regimental number | 15162 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Clinton |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Fitter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 180 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Gormack, 94 Queen Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Rifle Corps; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium, |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Knox Church, Dunedin. Parents: the late John and Mary Gormack. Native of Wairuna, Otago |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 8/2925 Douglas Alexander GORMACK; 36602 James Edward GORMACK; 53179 Sydney Stewart GORMACK |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 November 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Attached to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company, 13 March 1917; rejoined Bn, 28 June 1917. Wounded in action, 2 August 1917 (gun shot wound, scalp), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 3 August 1917; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeaux, 10 August 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 27 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing, believed Killed, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16787436 |