| Regimental number | 877 |
| Date of birth | 13 June 1895 |
| Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
| School | Brighton Road State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 58 Sycamore Grove, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Beach, 58 Sycamore Grove, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 19th Australian Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | 18 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 8 October 1918 |
| Other details | War service: Gallipoli (was at the landing with horses, but did not go ashore; subsequently went to the peninsula as a gunner and remained there until the evacuation in December); Egypt, France (Pozieres, Somme sector), Belgium (Ypres). |