| Regimental number | 3587 |
| Place of birth | Mount Eccles Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Mount Eccles, via Leongatha, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas McKean, Mount Eccles via Leongatha, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 7 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 22 September 1916 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1177 Pte Jeremiah Henry McKEAN, 1st Cyclists' Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919; 421 Pte Samuel McKEAN, 1st Remount Unit, returned to Australia, 26 July 1919. |