| Regimental number | 16797 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Braybrook Junction, Victoria |
| School | Leederville Public School, Western Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Address | Leederville, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Laney, 15 Oxford Street, Leederville, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | January 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Australian General Hospital |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Ann LANEY |
| Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal. Served 4 years 36 days (2 years 332 days of which were spent abroad) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 49 |
| Place of burial | Cremated Karrakatta Crematorium on 21 September 1943. Ashes in the National War Memorial, Melbourne, Victoria |