| Regimental number | 37572 |
| Place of birth | Kew, Victoria |
| School | St Paul's Cathedral School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Culcairn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Prescott, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Militia, Richmond, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 30 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Bussigny, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Busigny Communal Cemetery (Plot 8, Row C, Grave No. 45), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Marion PRESCOTT; husband of Mary PRESCOTT, 'Glenloth', Yarrawonga, Victoria. Native of Kew, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 2751 Sergeant William Collin PRESCOTT DCM, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 March 1919; 1757 Pte Hugh Henry Percival PRESCOTT, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; Uncle: [1710] Major Percy Charles Herbert BLACK DSO, DCM, Croix de Guerre, 6th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |