| Regimental number | 3116 |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| School | Nundah State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Address | Nundah, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Thomas Sands, Bay View Terrace, Nundah, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served in the State School Cadets. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Special Memorial 74), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary SANDS, Bayview Terrace, Nundah, Queensland. Native of Brisbane |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |