| Regimental number | 2736 |
| Place of birth | Yatala |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Eden Hills, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elsie May McCarthy, Eden Hills, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Wiltshire |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | DATE OF DEATH SHOWN AS 8th MAY, 1918. Parents: William and Melissa MCCARTHY; husband of Elsie MCCARTHY, Wilfrena Street, Eden Hills, South Australia |