| Regimental number | 9661 |
| Place of birth | Wilcannia New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Pattern maker |
| Address | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eva Petney, Carbon Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 11th Field Company Engineers, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/30/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Outer Harbour, South Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Nieppe Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 12), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Eva PETNEY, 182 Carbon Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Native of Wilcannia, New South Wales |