| Place of birth | Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | North Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
| Other training | University College, North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Bank official |
| Address | Prospect, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel Rose Botten, Box 7, Melrose, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Warlencourt, Somme sector, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 28.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 34), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Ann Jane BOTTEN; Wife: Ethel Rose BOTTEN, 'Dimora', Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 7958 Pte Frank Dyas BOTTEN MM, 4th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |