| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dumferline, Scotland |
| School | Dumferline High School, Scotland; Palmerston North High School, New Zealand |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Cairns, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Sylvia Morris, Box 17, Apiti via Fielding, New Zealand |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Promotions |
Lieutenant Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment Promotion date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Jioned the Bank of New South Wales, Palmerston North, New Zealand, branch, 20 April 1904 (promoted ledger keeper, 1 July 1907). Transferred to Brisbane branch, 26 June 1911; to Townsville branch, 25 March 1912; to Charters Towers branch (as teller), 17 February 1913; to Cairns branch (as accountant), 13 July 1914. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 293. |