| Place of birth | Gore, New Zealand |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Civil engineer and licensed surveyor |
| Address | Manly, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ida Rose MacGibbon, Warrawee, Ocean Beach, North Steyne, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 18 September 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/16/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 30 January 1918 |