| Regimental number | 2406 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | "Rathscar West" State School, Avoca, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Avoca, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 9.25" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J.W. Field, Avoca, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Avoca, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Persia on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2406A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of lobar pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 25.9 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XVIa, Row B, Grave No. 14), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Adopted son of Mr. J. FIELD |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Egypt, 9 October 1915; taken on strength of 14th Bn, Mudros, 23 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 1 January 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 46th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Regimental number appended with the letter 'A' due to duplication, 12 March 1917. Admitted to hospital, 18 May 1917; rejoined unit, no date stated. Promoted Lance Corporal, 21 May 1917. Promoted Corporal, 13 June 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 22 July 1917. Promoted Company Quarter Master Sergeant, 5 October 1917. On leave, 2 January 1918; rejoined unit, 2 January 1918; rejoined unit, 18 January 1918. Detached for duty with 2nd (United States) Corps, 24 September 1918; rejoined unit, 2 October 1918. Admitted to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance, 19 October 1918, and transferred to No 41 Stationary Hospital, Amiens, the same day (lobar pneumonia). Died, No 41 Stationary Hospital, 21 October 1918 (lobar pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LIVINGSTONE John |