| Regimental number | 149 |
| Place of birth | Home Park Magill, South Australia |
| School | Magill Public, Norwood High |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Prosser Avenue, Norwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Nation, Prosser Avenue, Norwood, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row N, Grave No. 3), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Emily NATION. Native of Home Park, Magill, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4541 Pte Clifford Storry NATION, 10th Bn, killed in action, 6 May 1917; 3246A Pte Eric Cyril NATION, 50th Bn, killed in action, 10 June 1917; also three cousins from SA. |