| Regimental number | 3230 |
| Place of birth | Talbot, Victoria |
| School | State School, Maryborough, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Maryborough, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, A Backway, Hope Street, Maryborough, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Bernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row J, Grave 59), Montauban, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 42 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 14 Corporal Albert James BACKWAY, 39th Bn, killed in action, 28 January 1917; 5648 Pte Clarence Edward BACKWAY, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 September 1919. |