| Regimental number | 3165 |
| Place of birth | Port Pirie South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, M McLaughlin, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 8 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted in order to go to Ireland to bring to Australia his only unmarried sister to help care for his 6 children all under 10 years of age, his wife having died on 22 July 1915. (details from son, Rev Fr Francis McLaughlin) |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 18 January 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Son: VX31898 Lance Corporal Bernard Samuel McLAUGHLIN, 2/21st Bn, captured, Ambon, died as prisoner of war, aged 30, 15 June 1945. |
