| Regimental number | 708 |
| Place of birth | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| School | Collie State School, Collie, W.A. |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Hough, 5 Wheatfield Street, Hough Bolton, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, row A, Grave No. 20), Flers, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Job adn Mary HOUGH, 5 Wheatfield Street, Hough, Bolton, England |