| Regimental number | 3349 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| School | Mt Pleasant State School, VIC and Working Men's College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | Clifton Hill, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M M Gentles, 124 Humffray Street South, Ballarat East, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served with the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was an enthusiastic soldier and enlisted on reaching the age of 18 years. He was an amateur musician of great ability also a very promising baritone singer. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
| Age at death | 19.10 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Margaret GENTLES (Formerly MARTIN), 124 Humffray Street South, Ballarat East, Victoria, and the late James MARTIN |