| Regimental number | 1977 |
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Kyneton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | A Light, Mollison Street, Kyneton, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | R1977 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 70), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Annie LIGHT, 73 Vere Street, Collingwood, Victoria |