| Regimental number | 274 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat Vic |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Miss E Hooker, 606 Drummond Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters and Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Ernest William |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
| Date of death |