| Regimental number | 3234 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Napier St State School, Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | High Plains, Rowsley, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bessie Bell, High Plains, Rowsley, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Bessie COLE, 155 Gore Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |