| Regimental number | 643 |
| Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| School | Sailors Gully State School, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Sailors' gully Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Emily Murdoch, Sailors' gully Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 6, Reinforcement 11 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/11/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, row B, Grave No. 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Silas and Ellen ELizabeth JOHNS; brother of Mrs E. MURDOCK, Sailsors Gully Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria |