| Regimental number | 7971 |
| Place of birth | Fitzroy Victoria |
| School | Heyfield State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Chemist's storeman |
| Address | 20 Malakoff Street, St Kilda East, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith May Fookes, 20 Malakoff Street, St Kilda East, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served 8 years with Citizen forces Garrison Artillery. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 16 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 37 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 25), Ypres, belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William aned Mary FOOKES; husband of Edith Mary FOOKES, 9 Chapel Street, St. Kilda, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |