| Regimental number | 2516 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Locksley, Victoria |
| School | Locksley State School, Victoria |
| Other training | Agricultural College, Dookie, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Address | Kulnura via Wyong |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ellen Akers, Kulnura via Wyong |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 35th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row D, Grave 17), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Mary Ellen AKERS, Kulnura, New South Wales. Native of Locksley, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 3002 Private Joseph AKERS, 7th Battalion, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 3679 Corporal Mark AKERS, 46th Battalion, killed in action, 11 June 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
