| Date of birth | 8 January 1896 |
| Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
| School | Burra Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mount Bryan P.O., South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Francis James Josephs, Mount Bryan P.O., South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 3 August 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 28 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 16 May 1919 |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria. Wounded, Raffa, 9 January 1917; invalided to 14th Army General Hospital, Cairo; recovered. Arrived back in Australia, 26 June 1919. |
