| Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
| School | State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Public service |
| Address | Aplin Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry George Gartrell, Aplin Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in School Cadets as Col Sergt; Lt in Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | LT (ADJ) |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Mobilized for home defence. Volunteered and was a member of German New Guinea Expeditionary Force. Details from Henry George Gartrell (father) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 23.2 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Henry George and the late Rhoda Gartrell, Aplin Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |