| Regimental number | 4540 |
| Place of birth | Bridgewater Tasmania |
| School | Bridgewater State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Granton, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr A T Mears, Granton, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 23), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Bridgewater State School Roll of Honour, Bridgewater, Tasmania. Parents: Alfred Thomas and Mary Anne MEARS. Native of Granton, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 466 Pte Albert Arthur MEARS MM, 12th Bn, died, 7 March 1919; 3800 Driver Leslie George MEARS, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 3 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |