| Regimental number | 1807 |
| Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria |
| School | Church of England Grammar School, Ararat, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | High Street, Ararat, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, S S Ranson, High Street, Ararat, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 10 May 1915, served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France; wounded October 1917, sent to Norwich Hospital, England; rejoined unit and killed by sniper 5 October 1918. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Mont Brehain, Victoria |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Calvaire Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 9), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Christina RANSON, High Street, Ararat, Victoria. Native of Horsham, Victoria |