| Regimental number | 953 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Sleeper cutter |
| Address | Chiltern, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 37 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ann Birthisle, Chiltern, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia, Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 43 |
| Place of burial | Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 5), Wiltshire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2577 Pte Edward James BIRTHISEL, 6th Bn, killed in action, Pozie?res, France, 18 August 1916. |