| Regimental number | 5406 |
| Place of birth | Selkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| School | Trinity Public School, U.K. |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | Cabramatta PO, Cabramatta |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizageth Sherriff, 6 Alice crescent, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Took part in the attack on Bullecourt on 3 May 1917. Was wounded on that date and was taken prisoner on 7 May 1917. Died in Langinsalza Prisoner-of-War Camp on 9 October 1917. |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Niederzwehran Cemetery (Plot VI, Row L, Grave No. I), Cassel, Germany |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 92 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth SHERRIFF, 6 Allars Crescent, Hawick, Scotland |