| Regimental number | 946 |
| Place of birth | Little Plain, near Inverell, New South Wales |
| School | Little Plain Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o Little Plain PO, Little Plain, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Finney, c/o Little Plain PO, Little Plain, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Sidney Ellis Johnson on NR |
| Place of death or wounding | Tel El Khivevirlfe, Gaza |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John JOHNSON and Mrs Mary J. FINNEY (formerly JOHNSON), Blackalls, Toronto, New South Wales. Native of Inverell, New South Wales |