| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales |
| School | Orange Public School, New South Wales |
| Other training | Deputy Manager, Amalgamated Wireless (Australia) Ltd. |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Telegraph engineer |
| Address | Artarmon, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel Mary Payne, c/o A A Fromm Esq, Kaiti, Gisborne, N Z |
| Previous military service | 17th Signal Troop Army Engineers; Lieutenant at Moore Park Signallers. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Division Signal Company |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of smallpox. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Place of burial | Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, (Plot XX, Row B, Grave no. 10), Iraq |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of William PAYNE and his wife Mary Anne WILLIAMS; husband of E.M. PAYNE, of Mimosa Downs, Walton, New Zealand. Born at Orange, New South Wales |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
