| Regimental number | 1950 |
| Place of birth | Merrygoen, New South Wales |
| School | Mudgee Public School, Mudgee High School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Keronga, Gladstone Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Guardian, Mrs. J. Richardson, Keronga, Gladstone Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 21.2 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot V, Row Q, Grave No. 8), Lesboeufs, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Helen SHANNON |
| Family/military connections | Colin McCully and Samuel Richardson McCully. |