| Regimental number | 2025 |
| Place of birth | Westport, Ireland |
| School | Ferumme College, Dublin, Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Bottle maker |
| Address | 26 Cleveland Avenue, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 116 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Dominick Hastings, Bridge Street, West Port, Co Mayo, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'His father was at one time the leading merchant in Westport. Lost all his means in speculation, so my poor son had to go earn for us.' (Details from Mother) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 17), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: D. and Bridget HASTINGS, Bridge Street, Westport, Co Mayo, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked from HMAT ‘Ballarat’, Suez, 23 March 1916. Found guilty at Zeitoun, 25 March 1916, of being absent without leave, 3.00pm, 23 March, to tattoo, 24 March 1916: awarded 14 days’ confinement to camp; forfeited total of 6 days’ pay. Found guilty at Zeitoun, 25 March 1916, of disobedience of orders in that he came on parade unshaven: awarded 2 days’ confinement to camp; taken on strength of 31st Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria on HMT ‘Hororata’ and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Found guilty in the field, 7 July 1916, of being absent from tattoo roll call, 6 July 1916: awarded 1 days’ Field Punishment No 2. Taken ill in the field, 30 July 1916; admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 2 August 1916; discharged to unit, 14 August 1916. }Killed in action, 25 October 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |