| Regimental number | 2708 |
| Place of birth | Euroa, Victoria |
| School | Euroa State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Compositor |
| Address | Farmer's Arms Hotel, Violet Town, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Thomas Saxon, Hunter Street, Euroa, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He gained his School Certificate at an early age and gained many School Prizes. He also gained many prizes in the Presbyterian Sunday School for good conduct attendance. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Wounded in France, buried at Tincourt. |
| Age at death | 27.3 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 18), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Isabella SAXON, 'Carlowrie', Hunter Street, Euroa, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1564 Pte Joseph Stanley SAXON, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 4 August 1915; 485 Pte Thomas Abraham SAXON, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 7 June 1918. |