| Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Address | 'Totara', Riley Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Caroline Rees, 102 Grey Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 4 January 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6026 Sergeant Rowland John Patton REES, Army Pay Corps, returned to Australia, 19 August 1919. |
