| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Quantity surveyor |
| Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Euphemia Cossar Hay, c/o Alan Elder, Fordholme, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 56th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | 13 August 1917 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 25 October 1917 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant (Honorary Lieutenant) |
| Unit name | Field Company Engineers, September 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 2 June 1919 |