| Regimental number | 2410 |
| Place of birth | Petersham, New South Wales |
| School | Summer Hill and Petersham Public Schools, New South Wales |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | 176 New Canterbury Road, Petersham, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Gates, 176 New Canterbury Road, Petersham, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Serbed in Senior Cadets as 2Lt 36th Bn and Commonwealth Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 21.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 28), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Elizabeth GATES, "Arlington", Greenacre Road, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Sgt G.H. Gates no. 7572 MM, killed in action 20 August 1918. |