| Regimental number | 2678 |
| Place of birth | Maryborough, Victoria |
| School | State School, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | West Brunswick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Gearing, 8 Hanover Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 60th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2678A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Deceased |
| Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 3), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Eleanor GEARING, 8 Hanover Street, Brunswick, Victoria/ Native of Maryborough, Victoria |