| Regimental number | 583 |
| Place of birth | Glen Innes, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farming and clerking |
| Address | 13 Lyndhurst Crescent, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | W R Haig, 13 Lyndhurst Crescent, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted in AIF, 17 August 1914, and posted as a Pte (No. 583) to 5th Bn. Invalided home from Egypt, 29 August 1915. Discharged,29 February 1916. Went to England in 1916. Appointed Temporary Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service, 28 May 1916, and sent to Crystal Palace Depot, London. To Chingford, 17 June 1916; Cranwell, 23 October 1916. No. 2 Wing, RNAS, Eastern Mediterranean, 27 November 1916, and posted to A' Sqn. Shot down near Thasos and presumed killed as machine fell into sea, 20 May 1917. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Nominal Roll refers only to AIF service; subsequent death in action while serving with the RNAS not reflected in the Nominal Roll. |
| Place of death or wounding | near Thasos, Eastern Mediterranean |
| Age at death | 18 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
