| Regimental number | 2295 |
| Place of birth | Mt Gambier, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mt Gambier, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 2" |
| Weight | 123 lbs |
| Next of kin | Cousin, Mrs Agnes Slater, Merghiny, West Coast, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of eyesight) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 47th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 29 April 1916. Admitted to 12th Field Ambulance, 12 May 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 19 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Transferred to 4th Division Salvage Company, 17 July 1916. Admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 5 September 1916 (myalgia); transferred to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 7 September 1916 (wound, left ear, and pleurisy); to England, 7 September 1916, and admitted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, 8 September 1916 (pleurisy: mild); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 16 January 1917; discharged on furlough, 10 February 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 26 February 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Themistocles', 6 April 1917; arrived Melbourne, 2 July 1917, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: amblyopia), Adelaide, 9 November 1917. War service: 2 years 40 days (of which 1 year 100 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 51 |
| Place of burial | Mt Gambier Cemetery, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOOTH William Henry |