| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Pastoralist |
| Address | Pyramid Station, Roebourne, North-west Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily E Meares, 'Niana', Cannington, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 11), Surrey, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Emily E. and the late John Goldsmith MEARES, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia. native of Roebourne, Western Australia |