| Regimental number | 3656 |
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Sawyer |
| Address | 115 Reilly Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 127 lbs |
| Next of kin | Daughter, Miss Petoria M McCready, Grant Street, Alexandra, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 23 May 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 26 May 1917 (no further details recorded); disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917, and marched in to Pioneer Training Bn, and taken on strength, 2nd Pioneer Bn Details, Fovant. Marched in to No 2 command Depot, Weymouth, 2 October 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to Training Depot, 10 February 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 22 February 1918 (ununited fractured tibia and tibula); date of discharged not recorded. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wandilla', 16 March 1918; transshipped at Suez to HT 'Kanowna', 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 25 November 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCREADY William Ernest |