
| Place of birth | Terowie, South Australia |
| School | Terowie School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Port Road, Elgin, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Hartley, Port Road, Elgin, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and Citizen Forces |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 22.3 |
| Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 3), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: william and Maria HARTLEY, Kilkenny Road, Elgin, South Australia. Native of Terowie, South Australia |
| Place of burial | Commemorated in the Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Plot 3, Row A, Grave No. 3 |