| Regimental number | 598 |
| Date of birth | 28 February 1894 |
| Place of birth | Kapunda, South Australia |
| School | Kapunda Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Motor driver |
| Address | Brown Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, John McAskill, Brown Street, Rosewater, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 5 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, E Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class II) |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 10 January 1918 |
| Discharge date | 19 April 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2858 Pte Archibald Gordon McASKILL, 10th Bn, died of wounds received at Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium. Wounded at Norieul, 19 April 1917; invalided to 1st London General Hospital; recovered. |
