| Regimental number | 29082 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Fort Street School; Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank accountant |
| Address | 107 Spencer Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Brother, H C M Garling, Young, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 116 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Head Office, 26 June 1901. Transferred to Gulgong branch, March 1904; to Orange branch, January 1906; to Coonamble branch (as Accountant), December 1906; to Millthorpe branch (as Teller), February 1911; to Temora branch (as Accountant), September 1914. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: [2596] Lt Leslie GARLING, 45th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917; 2151 Pte Phillip GARLING, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1917; Sergeant Frederick Hubert GARLING, Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed in action, Arras, 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 145. |