| Regimental number | 2252 |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
| School | Salisbury Road Board School, Liverpool, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Night officer |
| Address | Wallerawang, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martin Naughton Payne, 16 Breanerd Street, Green Lane, Liverpool, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | October 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 15/9/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
| Fate | Killed accidentally |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Ypres Town Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 21), Menin Gate, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Martha PAYNE, 16 Brainerd Street, Green Lane, Liverpool, England |