| Regimental number | 3689 |
| Date of birth | 9 August 1898 |
| Place of birth | Kensington South Australia |
| School | North Norwood Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | House decorator |
| Address | North Kensington, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Adelaide Deseree Pemberton, Union Street, North Kensington, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 4 September 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 20 December 1918 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *given names on NR are Harold Abson |
| Discharge date | 19 March 1919 (medically unfit) |
| Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Gassed, Villers-Bretonneux, August 1918; invalided to Reading War Hospital, England. |
