| Regimental number | 1369 |
| Place of birth | Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | Prince Alfred College, South Australia |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Hardware salesman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward George Shorney, Hall Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, H Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Visited Europe and America in 1911. Landed at Gallipoli in the afternoon of 25 April 1915. Attached to Signalling Corps. Wounded slightly on 26 April 1915. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Monash Gully, Gallipoli |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 27), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Louisa SHORNEY, Hall Street, Semaphore, South Australia. Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |