| Regimental number | 1088 |
| Place of birth | Avoca, Tasmania |
| School | State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o Charles Shelton, Avoca, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Shelton, Avoca, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, G Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | RoHC lists Harold Shelton as having died of wounds at Constantinople on 3 September 1915. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Constantinople |
| Age at death | 21.2 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Haidar Pasha Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 14), Constantinople, Asia |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Lucy SHELTON, Rose Cottage, Avoca, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: No.4360 Leonard Charles Shelton, 12th Battalion, who was killed in action on the 19th or 20th of September 1917 at an unspecified place. |