| Regimental number | 2017 |
| Place of birth | Forest Gate, Essex, England |
| School | Trumpington Road Board School, Leytonstone, Essex, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Market gardener |
| Address | Mrs Alice Wadsworth (friend), Shepparton Avenue, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, William H Sharpen, 130 Kitchener Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Achiet-Le-Grand communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. I), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Emma SHARPEN, 130 Kitchener Road, Forest Gate, London, England |