| Regimental number | 603 |
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
| School | State School, Swanston Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 2 Cummins Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Ellen McCrae, 2 Cummins Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 29th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5271 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 8B), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Martha McCRAE; Wife: Ellen Maria McCRAE, 7 Craine Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Geelong, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Re-embarked as 5721, Private, 8th Bn, 18 Reinforcement, 3 July 1916, from Sydney on board HMAT A33 'Ayrshire'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |