| Regimental number | 4695 |
| Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| School | Public and HIgh School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Traveller |
| Address | North Terrace, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, Richard Gavens, North Terrace, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in Volunteers; Light Horse and Scottish Company. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Heilly, France |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Catherine GAVENS. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother, died 4 January 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |