| Regimental number | 520 |
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
| School | State School, Geelong, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Bootmaker |
| Address | 18 Vernon Street, South Geelong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jessie McIldowie, 18 Vernon Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 19 years in the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Siege Artillery Brigade Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/49/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
| Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 36), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: and Amelia Annie McIldowie; Wife: S. J. McIldowie, 18 Verner Street, South Geelong, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: [2140] Lt James Edward WILSON MC, Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia. |