| Regimental number | 9549 |
| Place of birth | Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland |
| School | Burdihouse, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Other training | Farm worker before the start of the war. |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Figtree via Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | Father, J H Howden, Pothead Leonhead, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, January 1918 Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot III, Row DD, Grave No. 20), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie HOWDEN, Pathhead, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland |