| Regimental number | 5617 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | Public School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Wheeler |
| Address | Minmi, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Shiels, opposite Police Station, Minmi, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, October 1916, Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Minmi General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Gilbert and Jessie SHIELS, Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |