| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Shop keeper |
| Address | Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, H.F.C. Boese, 'Carlton,' Bellevue Road, Woolahra, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 26 June 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 6 July 1919 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Otta spelt Otto |
