| Regimental number | 3205 |
| Date of birth | 23 October 1893 |
| Place of birth | Henley Park, South Australia |
| School | Thebarton Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Elizabeth Street, Mile End, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jemima Emma Conroy, Elizabeth Street, Mile End, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 1 November 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 6 September 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 34319 Gunner Charles Howard NURSE, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action 2 March 1918; 6555 Pte Arthur Ronald NURSE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918. |
| Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Gassed, Villers-Bretonneux, 26 May 1918; invalided to 1st General Hospital, Abbeville, France; recovered. Arrived back in Australia, 23 October 1919. |