| Regimental number | 1598 |
| Date of birth | --/09/1896 |
| Place of birth | Waterloo, Victoria |
| School | Elmhurst/Snake Valley School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Snake Valley, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Phillip McErvale, Snake Valley, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 17 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 3 July 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Phillip Benjamin McERVALE No. 21782 Army Medical Corps and 12th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia 23 July 1919; Cousin: Ivie Templeton McERVALE, No. 1695 39th Battalion and 10th Light Horse, returned to Australia 5 November 1917; Cousin: James Leslie McERVALE No. 1694, 39th Battalion and 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia 8 January 1919~ |
| Date of death | 4 September 1941 |
| Place of burial | Carngham Cemetery, Victoria |
