| Regimental number | 1625 |
| Place of birth | Marrickville, New South Wales |
| School | Ashfield Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Wire worker |
| Address | Liverpool Road, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, W Payne, Liverpool Road, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Erquinghen-Lys Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 10, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 83 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Louisa Ellen PAYNE, 55 Alt Street, Ashfield, New South Wales. Native of Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Uncle Jim Bishop killed and Cousin Dick Bloomfield killed. |