| Regimental number | 5002 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Steward |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Miss D Smith, Harris Street, 1 North of Monroe Park, Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
Statutory declaration, made at Murray Bridge, South Australia, 28 October 1917: 'I am an American subject born at the City of Mobile, Alabama, USA, on the 11th of June 1898. My parents are both dead, my sister a nurse in the French Legion was killed on Active Service in France and my only other Brother was killed in France later. I have no other relatives, and offer my self for service in the A.I.F. with a desire to obtain revenge for their loss.' War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 21 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Adelaide, 22 April 1919. Granted a war pension; pension cancelled as from 22 November 1919 on acount of his failure to report for a medical examination; whereabouts unknown until he wrote to Base Records, 17 March 1925, with particulars of his address in Mobile, Alabama. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Note on Attestation Form: 'To the best of my knowledge I have no living relations.' Details of friend as next of kin overwritten, 19 February 1919: 'Now nominates mother Mrs W.E, Berg, 109 Monroe Street, Mobile, Alabama, USA.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BERG Arthur Halin |