| Regimental number | 615 |
| Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Margaret MacCarthy, Mount Pleasant, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Forty-One on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 21), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 41 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harold and Margaret MACCARTHY, Mount Pleasant, Launceston, Tasmania |