| Regimental number | 3460 |
| Place of birth | Kew, Victoria |
| School | Trinity Grammar School, Kew |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Kew, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Safstrom, 351 High Street, Kew, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 65th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 22), Bailleul, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 48 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Carl and Sarah SAFSTROM, 33 Ridgeway Avenue, Kew, Victoria |