
| Regimental number | 2421 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Ventriloquist |
| Address | North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Robert Rock Perring, Durban Street, Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Portion Church of England, Section 11, Grave No. 4127), New South Wales |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Jas. Rot. PERRING. Native of Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW. |